Millions of Indian fans went crazy as Virat Kohli smashed his 71st ton after a gap of almost 3 years and that too in T20 format.
India took on Afghanistan in their last match of the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup. India was eliminated already after facing two consecutive defeats against Pakistan and Sri Lanka. But Virat Kohli had some other plans for this consolation match.
Rohit Sharma took a break in this match and KL Rahul was in charge as captain. Afghanistan captain Md. Nabi won the toss and put team India to bat first. Virat came to open with Rahul. Initially, both the better took their time to set them in the crease but from the 5th over both went after the bowlers. Virat targeted Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman in the final over of the powerplay and smashed two over boundaries and a four. After that, he didn't look back and kept on attacking.
One after another glorious shots made the crowd stand on their feet. He completed his 50 in 32 balls. The 33 years old continued his form and smashed his first ever T20 century with a massive six over mid-wicket. Finally, he remained unbeaten on 122 in just 61 balls.
The internet went crazy after India's show-stopper batsman scored his 71st ton.
Watch Virat's Century Celebration:
A long wait finally comes to an end.
— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) September 8, 2022
𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓'𝐒 𝐀 💯 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐇𝐋𝐈!
DP World #AsiaCup2022 #INDvAFG #BelieveInBlue #TeamIndia #KingKohli #71 pic.twitter.com/aypvxXYs6D
Watch some of the Twitter reactions:
@imVkohli dancing again! What a lovely sight
— AB de Villiers (@ABdeVilliers17) September 8, 2022
Maiden T20 century , so happy for you @imVkohli You totally deserved it🔥 Immense respect for such a brilliant innings #INDvAFG pic.twitter.com/H1EVC1N86A
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) September 8, 2022
Century after 1021 days! His first in T20Is. What a day for Virat Kohli and Indian cricket! More centuries to come. @imVkohli #AsiaCup2022 pic.twitter.com/WZWglIZVbu
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) September 8, 2022
India may be eliminated from the tournament but the comeback of Kohli in this tournament is going to be the biggest boost for team India before appearing in the T20 WC, which is going to be held in Australia.
