Team India star batter Virat Kohli completed a sensational century in the ongoing IND vs SA World Cup match. With this hundred, Virat Kohli levelled with Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar for most centuries in the ODI format. Meanwhile, netizens on the social media took a sly dig at Kohli for a slow innings. To note, the right-handed batter took 121 balls to score 101 runs. Kohli managed to stroke just 10 fours as he played with a strike-rate of 83.47.
The score is above par: Virat Kohli after Indian innings
“Well, yeah, it was, ahh… A wicket that was a bit tricky to bat on in the middle overs. Rohit and Shubman gave a brilliant start. But once they got out, the wicket got a bit slower as the ball got old. Rohit and Gill got out around the 10 overs mark. Following it, my role was to bat deep and take the innings to the end.
I and Shreyas had a chat in the middle and wanted to stitch a partnership and try to take it deep. That was what was communicated to me by the team management, Shreyas played well, and we got a few more runs towards the end.
As I said, the target is well above par. The ball was holding up on the surface once the ball got old. We also have a quality bowling line-up. So pretty confident. Once the ball gets older, it gets slower and gets difficult to bat on. Hopefully, we start well with the new ball.”
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