In Sunday's final, India will face either Australia or South Africa who play their semi-final on Thursday.

Kohli said he was over-joyed to achieve the record in front of his wife, Anushka Sharma, and Tendulkar

"The first time I met you in the Indian dressing room, you were pranked by other teammates into touching my feet. I couldn't stop laughing that day," Tendulkar wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

Shreyas Iyer's blistering 105, which came off just 70 balls and was studded with four fours and eight sixes, provided the late fireworks for India's innings.

He did so on his former India team-mate's home ground, with batting great Tendulkar among those applauding at the Wankhede Stadium.

Tournament hosts India head into the knockout match having won all nine of their group game, with star man Virat Kohli the event's leading batsman with 594 runs and captain Rohit Sharma not far behind on 503.

Star batsman Virat Kohli on Sunday made an impact with the ball when he claimed his first one-day international wicket in nine years during the World Cup match against the Netherlands at Bengaluru.

Kohli remained unbeaten on 101 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata to equal Tendulkar, having played 175 innings less than he has.

“Words are not enough to praise Kohli," said Malik

South Africa coach Rob Walter insisted they could "turn the tables" if they meet India again in the World Cup despite a colossal 243-run defeat by the unbeaten hosts.

Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the World Cup and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as India thumped South Africa by 243 runs in a contest featuring the top two teams in the tournament at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

India's Virat Kohli said that it was a huge honour to equal childhood hero Sachin Tendulkar's ODI ton record after the 243-run win over South Africa at the Eden Gardens.

Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the World Cup and Ravindra Jadeja claimed five wickets as India thumped South Africa by 243 runs in a contest featuring the top two teams in the tournament at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Virat Kohli marked his 35th birthday with his second century of the World Cup while Shreyas Iyer scored a fifty as India posted a formidable 326-5 against South Africa in a clash between the tournament's top two teams at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Kohli, on his 35th birthday, got to the landmark in 119 balls, including 10 fours, at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

Star batsman Kohli turns 35 on Sunday, when India -- who've already reached the semi-finals -- face the Proteas at Kolkata's Eden Gardens.

“Yes, Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma eat at this restaurant. But Kohli doesn’t come here by himself any more.”

Afridi zeroed in on Babar’s failure to win matches for Pakistan with the bat, which the likes of Kohli and KL Rahul have been doing for hosts India.

Virat Kohli made 88 in a World Cup match against Sri Lanka on Thursday to leave him still one century shy of equalling fellow India great Sachin Tendulkar's all-time record of 49 one-day international hundreds.

India can lock in their spot in the knockout stages with victory over a Sri Lanka outfit needing to upset the hosts to keep their own hopes of progress alive at the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023.