IND vs SL Live: Virat Kohli century – Indian cricket fans couldn’t have ask for anything better. Virat Kohli slammed a hundred in the opening game of the home season 2023. A ‘Lucky’ Virat Kohli, who was dropped on his way to 45th ODI ton against Sri Lanka in Guwahati, in the mid-innings revealed that he was looking forward to the home season. Kohli smashing 113 runs in just 87 balls and helped India finish their innings at 373/7. Follow India vs SriLanka LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
𝐂𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐍𝐎.𝟕𝟑 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐕𝐈𝐑𝐀𝐓 𝐊𝐎𝐇𝐋𝐈 🫡🫡
A brilliant hundred from @imVkohli as he brings up his 45th ODI ton.
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During the post match presentation, Kohli said that he was excited for the home season to start. The century in Guwahati was Kohli’s 73rd one helping him equal Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 20 centuries at home. Kohli took just 101 matches to reach the landmark.
During the post match interview Kohli thanked his luck after scoring the landmark century. He said, “I have had a bit of break, and a couple of practice sessions coming into this game, so I was fresh after that Bangladesh tour. I was excited for the home season to start. The openers allowed me to get into the game and I tried to keep my strike rate in check. I was happy I was able to maintain the tempo and we finished with 370″.
D. E. C. O. D. E. D!
How @imVkohli did not even break a sweat as he scored a 💯 🤔
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— BCCI (@BCCI) January 10, 2023
He added, “I would take those (dropped chances) any day. Luck plays a big part, you need to thank god on such evenings. These evenings are important, pretty aware of that. Thankful that I made the most of that luck presented to me. I helped the team get 20 runs extra, rather than 350. It’s going to be the same thing. Someone will have to score a 150, or 140 to chase this down. But it also gives our bowlers a chance to bowl with dew coming into play”.
IND vs SL Live: Lucky Virat Kohli ECSTATIC after 45th ODI hundred in Guwahati, says he was excited for the home season to start, Follow Live Updates
Kohli’s century at Guwahati was also his 9th ton against Sri Lanka. He has the same number of tally against West Indies in ODI cricket. He now holds the record of being the only ever batter to have nine or more tons against two oppositions in the format. Kohli ended his ODI century drought against Bangladesh last year after remaining century-less for 1214 days. The century in Bangladesh also helped former India skipper overtake Australia legend Ricky Ponting.
After struggling for form for good two years, Virat Kohli is looking to make up for the lost time. He has now two back-to-back hundreds in ODIs, an indication that he might be back to his very best, especially in ODIs. Kohli loves batting in ODIs and this being the World Cup year, augers well for Indian cricket.
IND vs SL Live: Lucky Virat Kohli ECSTATIC after 45th ODI hundred in Guwahati, says he was excited for the home season to start, Follow Live Updates
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Back-to-back ODI hundreds for Virat Kohli puts him one step closer to Tendulkar’s landmark 🤯
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— ICC (@ICC) January 10, 2023
