Virat Kohli, on Sunday (November 5), equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s report of 49 ODI centuries as India thrashed South Africa by 243 runs to make it eight wins from eight within the ongoing ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
With the previous India captain celebrating his thirty fifth birthday, the followers have been anticipating one thing particular from him and he didn’t disappoint. He went on to play a chic unbeaten knock of 101 runs on a tricky Eden Gardens observe to place India within the driver’s seat after Rohit Sharma received the toss and opted toe bat first.
India made a fast begin due to Rohit’s 24-ball 40 runs knock earlier than shedding his and Shubman Gill’s wicket in fast succession. Virat Kohli, nonetheless, didn’t let the Proteas make additional inroads within the recreation. He shared a 134-run stand with Shreyas Iyer (77) for the third wicket earlier than happening to finish his century and guaranteeing that India cross the 300-run mark.
India’s efficiency with the ball was equally spectacular. Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja blew the Proteas away by choosing up a shocking five-wicket haul. He completed the sport with figures of 5 for 33 whereas Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami took two wickets every as South Africa have been bowled out for a paltry complete of 83 runs.
Virat Kohli dances on Anushka Sharma’s tune:
It doesn’t matter whether or not Virat Kohli has a bat in his arms or not, he hardly ever fails to disappoint the followers when he’s on the sphere. And he was at it once more on Sunday. After entertaining the followers along with his beautiful century, the right-handed batsman entertained them by dancing on the sphere.
The DJ performed his spouse Anushka Sharma’s ‘Ainvayi Ainvayi’ tune, and Virat Kohli couldn’t resist dancing, a lot to the delight of the group.
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Talking on the finish of the sport, he additionally spoke about equaling Tendulkar’s report, saying: “It’s all an excessive amount of for me to absorb now, to equal my hero’s report is one thing particular for me. He’s perfection in the case of batting. It’s a really emotional second for me. I do know the place I come from, I do know the times I’ve watched him on TV. Simply to get that appreciation from him means lots to me.”
