New Delhi: When Virat Kohli stood up with a smashing reply to those who wrote him off with a bat, the social media including celebrities came to congratulate the star. After more than a thousand days full of criticism and jabs, the fans are showered with praise when the runs flowed from Kohli’s bat to the century.
‘True heroes rise to the occasion with a crushing blow. They will prove the naysayers wrong by their actions.’ – Businessperson Anand Mahindra’s tweet congratulating Virat was as follows. Many people have liked and commented on it.
Virat Kohli brought out the world form in India’s last match of the Asia Cup cricket tournament. Virat gave his fans a chance to celebrate when he scored an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan in the final match of the Super Four.
Kohli is the most talented batsman Indian cricket has seen in recent times. But it was a tough three years in a career where centuries and half-centuries became commonplace. The Delhiite’s runs, who had been blazing centuries with ease, stopped like a switch. Kohli had not been able to cross the three-figure mark in international cricket since scoring a century in the day-night Test against Bangladesh in Kolkata on 23 November 2019.
The star who has scored 70 international centuries has been waiting for the next for ages. Finally, after a 1020-day wait, Virat finally scored a heroic hundred again, albeit after India were knocked out of the final.
Kohli, who crossed the hundred in 53 balls against Afghanistan, faced only 21 balls to reach 100 from 50. The 34-year-old filled the field brilliantly with his old prowess brimming with explosive form. The innings blossomed with a variety of strokes. No mercy was shown to any bowler. The ball, which felt the power of the bat, traveled all over the field in search of a boundary. Days later, the old Kohli was making a brilliant comeback.