Indian batsman Virat Kohli registered his 24th ODI century and thus becomes the quickest batsman in the world to reach the milestone.
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The 27-year-old smashed six boundaries and a six to reach the milestone during his side's third ODI of the five-match series against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.
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Earlier in a day, Kohli also became the fastest batsman to reach 7000 ODI runs in 161 innings, surpassing South Africa star AB de Villiers' record of 166 innings.
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