Virat Kohli was the last Indian batter to get out for a score of 186, with the hosts putting 571/9 on the board. But Kohli lost his wicket while attempting an attacking shot off Todd Murphy. Virat Kohli, the aggressive shotmaker, turned into a grinder as the Delhi-born cricketer struck only five boundaries during his first hundred runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium.Īfter bringing up his 75th century in Gujarat during the weekend, he raised the level of his game and was looking good for a double-hundred. Throughout his knock, Virat Kohli looked in complete command – at the start of his innings, the 34-year-old was solid in defense and milked the Australian bowlers for ones and twos. It was also his second Test hundred against Australia at home, following his 107 in Chennai in 2013. During this phase, Virat Kohli went without a ton in 23 games. Moreover, it was his first century in red-ball cricket after 41 innings – his longest drought in Test matches. It was Virat Kohli’s first Test hundred since November 2019, thus ending a 1,204 days wait for a century in the five-day format of the sport. While Sachin Tendulkar has nine centuries, Ricky Ponting and Steve Smith have scored eight centuries each.
The ton against Australia in Ahmedabad was his 8th hundred in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, joint-second most by any batter from the two countries. In 1983, Sunil Gavaskar made a century when he featured in his 50th Test match in Indian conditions against West Indies at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.
Virat Kohli was playing in his 50th Test on home soil, and he celebrated the occasion with a hundred. Virat Kohli also matched former India captain Sunil Gavaskar’s landmark the legendary batsman achieved four decades ago. Virender Sehwag’s special message for Virat Kohli came after he broke a series of records en route to his 28th Test century against Australia on Day 4 of the fourth Test in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Īmong the multiple feats Virat Kohli achieved in Ahmedabad was becoming the quickest to complete 11,000 international runs at home. A special 75th international hundred for the King,” Virender Sehwag tweeted. Faith in the almighty, tremendous belief in himself.
This is an exceptional innings from Virat. Virender Sehwag’s tweet, praising India batting mainstay Virat Kohli for scoring his 75th international century against Australia in Ahmedabad, went viral on the microblogging platform.
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