Virat Kohli’s 28th Test century has been a long time coming but it was worth the wait as the former India skipper scored a brilliant 186 against Australia on the fourth day of the fourth Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday (March 13). . , Kohli’s ton came days after the country celebrated Holi last week.
Delhi Police could not keep calm after their hometown boy’s 75th international century. After Kohli’s brilliant knock, Delhi Police won hearts on social media with an epic tweet addressed to Gujarat Police, which went viral.
“Dear @GujaratPolice, don’t book our Delhi boy #ViratKohli for voluntarily causing hurt to the guests. AUS-SOME, game@imVkohli!,” Delhi Police tweeted from its handle along with a picture of Kohli.
Dear @Gujarat Police,
don’t book our delhi boy #Virat Kohli For voluntarily causing hurt to the guests.
australia-some, sport @imVkohli,#INDvAUS #bgt2023 pic.twitter.com/weg4wstnhO
— Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) March 12, 2023
Kohli is not one to miss a chance to score a ‘daddy century’ Australia’s wicketkeeper Alex Carey said that on a good batting track and on Sunday he showed how to do it. Kohli scored 186 in India’s 571 as the fourth Test entered the fifth day with Australia needing two sessions of good batting to pull out a draw.
“No wonder, he (Kohli) got on a good batting track and grew up and showed how to really do it. He is a class player and he didn’t really give us a chance. We knew that Virat would be difficult to bowl to. “We were able to contain him as much as we could and try to get wickets around him,” Carey said.
The keeper said it was a known fact to expect the crowd to rally behind Kohli and he was ready to go above the decibel level of the noise. “Whenever you come to India and Virat’s next innings or batting, you know it’s going to be noisy and he played really well today. But I thought we held up really well.
Carey, in a very roundabout way, made it clear that there was no question of an Australian victory. “Obviously it’s going to be a big challenge,” he said, adding, “We’ll be paying a lot of attention to the first hour of cricket and then we’ll see how it pans out.”
Australia will resume the fifth day of the fourth Test at three without loss, still trailing India by 88 runs on the final day. India need to win the Test to book a place in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia.
(With PTI inputs)