Virat Kohli has scored the 49th ODI century on the 35th birthday and equals Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar scored 49 ODI centuries in 451 innings, Virat Kohli took the title only in 277 inches. As another century, Virat Kohli will become the most ODI centuries batsman.
Virat was not outdone scoring 101 runs against South Africa with the help of 10 fours in 121 balls. India scored 326 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. India took the first shock in 5.5 overs to play at 62, when Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion by scoring 6 fours and 40 runs with 2 sixes in 5.5 overs. Now Birthday Boy Virat Kohli had arrived on the ground.
Virat Kohli gave his fans a return gift by opening an account with the cover drive on Birthday. Kagiso Rabada took fuller length outside the third ball of the eighth over. Virat took the foot forward, coming to the top of the bounce, chowkas rolled towards the covers. At the time the ball and bat were contacted, as if the above who confessed our every dua. The Perfect Cover Drive.
Marco Jansen’s fifth ball was the length ball on Virat’s pads, Virat came into the line of ball and took the square storage flicking towards Square leg. Kagiso brought the last over of PowerPlay for Rabada Protiaz. The second ball of Rabada’s tenth over was full length outside off. Virat saw the width, driven air with full strength in the gap between Covers and Mid-off. The ball easily went across the border line for 4 runs. The third ball was pitched up. Virat Kohli gave the game on drive with the full Face of the Bat. Non striker Shubman Gill went through the ball border line crossing 4 runs from both legs. Mid on Fielder had no chance.
The third ball of Lungi Angi’s 18th over was short and wide outside off. Virat tried to cut but the ball crossed the border line for 4 runs from the bottom of the bat. On the second ball of Keshav Maharaj's 29th over, Virat Kohli completed the 71st ODI half-century. Playing the tossed up ball in the direction of the longoff, Virat rolled the fifty. There was short delivery on Aden Markram’s 4th Ball of Stump. Virat Kohli returned and played a brilliant bridge shot towards Square Leg and Chauka made his name. Virat played this shot between the deep midwicket and the long leg fielder.
Virat Kohli Down the track came on the first ball of Lungi Angidi’s 35th over. Wrists used and rooted out fourkas in the direction of midwicket. After this shot echoed from the Eden Garden tables. Virat showed that he can dominate any bowler at any time. Kagiso Rabada’s first ball was down legged. Virat easily shocked the short-fine leg fielder beeting. Marco Jansen kept the first ball fuller lent delivery of the 45th over. Virat used the wrists and got square from above the midwicket. On the fifth back of Lenth delivery of Kagiso Rabada’s 47th over Virat scored Smashing Choca towards Extra Cover. Virat took a single one on the third ball of Kagiso Rabada’s 49th over, to complete the century.
