Highlight
- Virat Kohli has now scored 71 international hundreds
- This was Kohli’s first international T20I ton
- In the ongoing Asia Cup, Kohli scored 276 runs at an average of 92.00
Asia Cup 2022, India vs AFG: Mahan has broken his madness. 1020 days, the same time it took for Virat to complete his 71st international century. The former Indian captain has never looked out of touch in these last three years, but it was his conversion rate that was troubling. Recently, Kohli revealed how he was not feeling well and had to show off his aggression on the field at times to propel himself. But come the Asia Cup, Virat has shown glimpses of his old self and conveyed a message to his critics that legends don’t stay down for too long.
Kohli took the whole world by storm when he scored his maiden international T20I century, something he failed to do even in his prime. 18 getting back in form and breaking the highest individual score by an Indian in T20Is speaks volumes about his mindset and what he is trying to achieve in the final sprint of his illustrious career. The former India captain opened the proceedings for the Indian teams and scored 122* off 61 balls. As soon as Virat raised his bat and kissed her wedding ring, the world just stared in amazement.
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After the match, Kohli and Rohit had a quick chat, allowing fans to dig deep into Kohli’s head. In the opening few minutes, Kohli pokes fun at Rohit’s typical Hindi, which is certainly proof that they share a good equation between the two. Rohit congratulated Virat for his much-awaited 71st century and emphasized how much it means to him when he bats like this. Kohli, on the other hand, thanked Rohit and the team management for giving them a pat on their back in the toughest of times and clarity on what needs to be done for the welfare of the team. Kohli didn’t hold back that he wanted to improve his strike rate in the ongoing Asia Cup and how surprised he was with the way he batted against Afghanistan.
India have now gone ahead with the Australian challenge and will lock horns against the Aussies in the three-match T20I series.