Who would not die on this smile, Kohli hit a century after 3 years, beat Potting
Most runs came from boundaries
Virat hit 11 fours and 2 sixes in his innings of 113 runs at a strike rate of 124.17. When Ishaan Kishan, who was batting sizzling at the other end, completed his double century in ODIs, then King Kohli also changed the gear and started scoring fast runs. Virat Kohli’s wicket was taken by Shakib-al-Hasan when he wanted to hit an inside-out shot, but due to poor timing, Mehidy Hasan was caught by Miraj.
Last century was hit in 9
Former Indian captain and star batsman Virat Kohli’s last ODI hundred with the bat came against the West Indies. He scored this century in Port of Spain. Then King Kohli scored an unbeaten 114 in 99 balls. He also led the team to victory under his captaincy. Since then till date he has hit many fifties. Scored above 80 three times, but was not able to complete the century.
Ricky Ponting’s record was broken
Virat Kohli overtook Ricky Ponting as soon as he scored a century in the third and final ODI against Bangladesh. Now he has gone ahead of the former Australian captain in terms of scoring the most centuries in international cricket. This was Virat’s 72nd century in the international circuit. At the top of this list comes the name of great batsman Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored a total of 100 centuries in 664 international matches. At number two is Virat, who completed 72 centuries in 482 matches. Ricky Ponting has now come at number three with 71 international centuries in 560 matches.