It was just written in the stars wasn’t it. Kohli’s record was against him, the conditions were against him, his teammate’s batting application was against him and he still managed to defy all the odds.
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Well, isn’t that what makes Kohli the greatest batsman of our generation?
With a square drive that pierced the field to perfection, Virat Kohli brought up his 22nd ODI hundred and his first ODI hundred in England.
It was an innings that needed grit, supreme skill and a bit of luck. And Kohli had all of it.
He nicked a few, he got dropped a couple of times, but his focus and determination never went away.
The man had come to England with a mission and he has taken his first step towards accomplishing it.
Twitter went bonkers for the Indian captain, saluting him for an innings of immense brilliance.
Check out the tweets:
कभी कभी लगता है अपुन ही भगवान है | 💯 pic.twitter.com/ChEe1LV082
— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) August 2, 2018
Virat Kohli being booed. You’ll pay for it, Edgbaston.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 2, 2018
A masterclass from Virat Kohli, leading from the front. A display of tremendous character determination and grit #ENGIND
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 2, 2018
Just stood up in our studio and applauded. One of Kohli’s best. Full of grit and patience. Proper test match batting. #Class.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 2, 2018
Virat Kohli’s knock today is something akin to Sunny Gavaskar’s 101 at Old Trafford in June 1974. All about guts and grit against some hostile bowling in adverse conditions!#ENGvIND #INDvENG
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 2, 2018
An unbelievable hundred from Virat Kohli. India’s captain leading from the front, and you can tell just what it means from the celebration. What. A. Knock.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/fNOLVAUzNB
— ICC (@ICC) August 2, 2018
Most consecutive conversions from 90s to 100 in Tests for India
17 Virat Kohli (2014-2018)*
16 Sunil Gavaskar (1978-1983)
14 Azharuddin (1984-1994)#NervesOfSteel— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) August 2, 2018
Those sitting in the dressing room should watch Virat Kohli bat – in the context of coaching manual. #IndvEng
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) August 2, 2018
In Tests since 2016:
Kohli – 11 centuries, 4 fifties
Root – 5 centuries, 24 fifties #EngvInd— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) August 2, 2018
Time and again Kohli’s showing the side of his batting that’ll put him in the pantheon of all time greats across formats….self belief and the will to fight is unmatched. If others play well around him, he’ll finish this tour with two…if not three tons. #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 2, 2018
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Take a bow, #KingKohli.#TeamIndia Captain @imVkohli announces his arrival in the series. Scores his first hundred in England.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/mHTnDaw5Qr
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2018
“Virat toh flat track pe hi…” pic.twitter.com/aYfM7Mtabr
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) August 2, 2018
Form is temporary, class is permanent and nobody exemplies that bettter than @imVkohli! “But he hasn’t scored in England!” can be put to rest. Time to shut up, bow down to the greatness of the man and enjoy watching him bat because he’s bloody good at it! #ENGvIND
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) August 2, 2018
First Century. First of Many. Well played, Virat Kohli. Best batsman on the planet. #EngvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 2, 2018
Guy has gone past fifty 38 times in his career, 22 of those have been converted into hundreds. Just remarkable #ENGvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) August 2, 2018
A lot of heat on Kohli and produces a 100 in his first innings. #class 🏏
— Usman Khawaja (@Uz_Khawaja) August 2, 2018
