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Former Indian skipper and veteran batter Virat Kohli is currently enjoying a purple patch with the bat in limited-overs cricket. The 34-year-old has completed his second century for the calendar year of 2023. The modern-day batting great has also broken the record of former legendary Indian batting in having the most ODI centuries on home soil.
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The ardent Virat Kohli fans are also overjoyed following this explosive knock from the Indian batting legend. They took to Twitter to shower love and lavish praises on the Delhi batter’s amazing excellence with the bat.
Here’s how fans reacted to the 46th ODI century of Virat Kohli:
Jo band karde sabki boli uska naam hai virat the run machine kohli👑🫶🇮🇳
— 𝗔𝗞𝗔𝗦𝗛🐆 (@akashjaiswallll) January 15, 2023
The king consistent कोहली 🐐👑 pic.twitter.com/YPsGIKhZlL
— विक्रम 𝘬ꪊꪑꪖ𝘳 🐦☃️ (@_Lune_amour) January 15, 2023
From no century in three years to three centuries in four innings king 👑 kohli is back
— Cricket troll corner (@adityaraj2kfrek) January 15, 2023
What a player what a f"cking beast player all time great the real 🐐 Virat Kohli you are the best f*ck pedoulkar he is not even lays for your shoes take a bowe Goat @imVkohli.#ViratKohli𓃵 #INDvSL
— हर्षित 🇱🇸 (@Italymeraghar) January 15, 2023
Virat Kohli scored 72nd, 73rd, 74th International hundred in last 4 innings.#ViratKohli𓃵 #viratkholi #INDvSL #SLvsIND #CricketTwitter
— Aman On Sports (@amanonsports) January 15, 2023
Virat Kohli ji is back 💪 pic.twitter.com/vnQXhPocUv
— Dr Gill (@ikpsgill1) January 15, 2023
Good to see Virat Kohli gaining confidence ahead of WTC and BGT.
— Avinash Aryan (@AvinashArya09) January 15, 2023
Hopefully both our Ram-Lakhan (Virat and Rohit) scored lots of run for Team India.#INDvSL
after getting his eyes set, virat kohli flows like a fine vintage wine. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/1DXMCHd9as
— Anant Kashyap (@theanantkashyap) January 15, 2023
Wow sir ji.. Though we never had any doubts about virat kohli's talent and hardwork, what he seemed to lack was consistency which I think he is gaining now.. All the best.. Records are created only to be broken..
— नेत्रा डाऊ 🙏🇮🇳 (@onlyonenetra) January 15, 2023
Congratulations #viratkohli on 46th ton
— Excel Aviation | Air Charter Company (@excelaviation) January 15, 2023
Lets all welcome Virat Kohli 2.0 #viratkohli2.0#flyexceljet @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/rQoDsoWqg4
Speaking of the match so far, the men in blue are batting first after winning the toss and decided to bat first at the turf of the Greenfield International Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The opening pair of skipper Rohit Sharma and young batter Shubman Gill provided a strong start for the team by scoring 95 runs for the first wicket. The 23-year-old young batter Shubman Gill played a brilliant century-knock of 116 runs off 97 balls with 14 boundaries and two sixes to his name.
Following this century from Gill, the veteran Indian batter Virat Kohli smashed his career’s 46th ODI century.
At the time of filling this copy, Virat Kohli finished his individual innings unbeaten on the score of 166 runs with 13 boundaries and eight sixes at the end of 50 overs. On the back of Kohli and Gill's amazing centuries, India posted a total of 390 runs for the loss of five wickets in the allotted 50 overs. Now, the visitors require 391 runs off 50 overs in the second innings to end on a winning note in the series.
Kasun Rajitha and Lahiru Kumara scalped two wickets each alongside one wicket claimed by Chamika Karunaratne.