former captain of india Virat Kohli After returning to form with a scintillating century against Afghanistan, he has been enjoying it for the past few days. Now with 71 centuries, Virat took to Instagram to share a childhood picture in which he is seen digging into the snacks. The former India captain hit an unbeaten 122 off 61 balls to end his century drought.
The caption of the Instagram story read, ‘Khao pio aish karo’, as he now enjoys his timeout from the game before facing Australia and South Africa in the T20I series as the build-up to the T20 World Cup. In the picture from Insta Story, Virat was seen laughing at a plate full of snacks with his friends. It is expected that Virat may have been around 8 to 10 years old when the picture was taken as he was still learning his trade.
Virat ends century drought
Virat finally ended his century drought when he scored 122 runs in a dead-rubber Asia Cup 2022 match against Afghanistan. It took him 1020 days to reach this milestone after scoring a ton for the last time in 2019. It was also his 71st century at international level, taking him to the level of Ricky Ponting. As things stand, only Sachin Tendulkar Has scored more centuries than Virat at the international level.
He will prepare for that clash with the T20 World Cup to be held in October. Team India would have played the final if India had defeated Pakistan or Sri Lanka in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup. Instead, the team will now focus on the showpiece in Australia and the T20 squad will be announced soon.
Despite being a success story as an opener, it is widely expected that Virat will play at No. 3 in the T20 World Cup. KL Rahul open with Rohit Sharma, Team India will begin their adventure in the T20 World Cup against Pakistan at the prestigious Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 October.