India, Nov. 30 -- Virat Kohli's 52nd ODI Hundred in Ranchi hasn't just rewritten a record list; it has more or less settled a long-running argument. On the mid-innings show of the first ODI against South Africa, Sunil Gavaskar all but closed the debate on who stands alone in one-day cricket.

Speaking moments after Kohli went past Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing mark of 51 ODI hundreds, Gavaskar framed the milestone not as a marginal edge, but as a lead into another realm altogether.

"I don't think there's any doubt about that," Gavaskar said on air. "I mean, it's not just me, I think those who have played with him and against him, they all agree that he is the greatest in the one-day format. Look, you score 52 hundreds, that actually s...