Twitter reactions on Virat Kohli’s 39th ODI century: Twitter was elated at watching the Indian captain dictate terms at Adelaide.
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During the second match of the ongoing India’s tour of Australia at Adelaide, India captain Virat Kohli scored his 39th ODI century, playing a vital role for India in chasing the 299-run target.
The fact that it is another of Kohli’s masterclass which has come in the second innings speaks highly about him as the greatest contemporary ODI batsman while chasing totals.
Kohli came in to bat at No. 3 in the eighth over after India opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for 32 (28). Kohli stitched a 54-run partnership with vice-captain Rohit Sharma and 59-run partnership with middle-order batsman Ambati Rayudu.
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On the penultimate delivery of the 12th over, Kohli punched a Jhye Richardson delivery through the off-side for a boundary. Eventually building on his innings, Kohli gave the impression of taking the onus on himself yet again.
On the first delivery of the 31st over, Kohli ran a couple of runs off Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to complete his half-century. The 30-year old cricketer gave enough hints of aggression when he hit Nathan Lyon for a couple of sixes in his innings. Kohli also hit a four and six off Jason Behrendorff.
Kohli was unperturbed with the fall of both the batsmen at the other end. With India having lost the openers, perhaps the captain had realized that the only chance for them to save the series is for him to bat throughout the innings.
On the first ball of the 43rd over, Kohli ran a couple off runs off Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle to achieve the milestone.
Kohli’s innings saw him receiving a lot of approbation on social media platform Twitter. Read some of the latest Twitter reactions his knock below:
VIRAT KOHLI is an unparalleled genius!
Capable of scoring for both batsmen, and now even he knows at this point he has to. #AUSvIND— Raunak Kapoor (@RaunakRK) January 15, 2019
Kohli can’t do it alone….or may be, he can 🙌🙏 #AusvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 15, 2019
Chase Master is at it again…. #Kohli #AusvInd
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) January 15, 2019
Virat Kohli and Adelaide Oval… how many such love stories in cricket? #AusvInd
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) January 15, 2019
It’s yet another ODI century for @imVkohli! 💯
That’s number 39 – his sixth against Australia! 👏#AUSvIND LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/cU6nhMe2xE pic.twitter.com/tz7HfRvXXo
— ICC (@ICC) January 15, 2019
for virat kohli, no trip to australia is complete without a hundred at adelaide #AUSvIND
— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) January 15, 2019
Every time India chase in ODIs, we keep the below graphic handy 👏https://t.co/qtSpUvCc6i #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/VSNIfUGyua
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 15, 2019
39th ODI 100…
210 inns – Virat Kohli
350 inns – Sachin Tendulkar#AusvInd#AusvsInd— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) January 15, 2019
It’s been a privilege to have seen some great Kohli centuries. It was a privilege to have seen this one.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) January 15, 2019
💯😎#KingKohli brings up his 39th ODI century 👏👏#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/pDPx1vXMtH
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 15, 2019
What more can one say about @imVkohli? Yet another century in a run chase. Peerless
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) January 15, 2019
ALL HAIL THE KING 👑🇮🇳💯 @imVkohli brings up his 39th ODI century. That’s right, 39! https://t.co/Dn4DAAqIgj #AUSvIND #Kohli #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/eneZ4OiQSO
— Telegraph Sport (@telegraph_sport) January 15, 2019
🐐 #Virat
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) January 15, 2019
Most intl hundreds (all formats) by visiting batsmen to Aus:
11 – Virat Kohli
9 – David Gower
9 – Jack Hobbs
8 – Brian Lara
7 – Wally Hammond, Viv Richards, VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar#AUSvIND— Adam Burnett (@AdamBurnett09) January 15, 2019
Most ODI 100s in chases:
24 Virat Kohli
17 Sachin Tendulkar
11 C Gayle/ T Dilshan#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/LSAhAa7Odb— Cricbuzz (@cricbuzz) January 15, 2019
Dab to mid-on and run two… Only Dhoni & Kohli. Visions of Mohali 2016 there. #AusvInd
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) January 15, 2019
ODI hundred #39 for Virat Kohli. Stand up and salute this champion. #ViratKohli #KingKohli
— Madhav Sharma (@HashTagCricket) January 15, 2019
Kohli is going to break his back carrying Dhoni till 2019 WC.
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) January 15, 2019
This is Kohli’s 9th Century in his last 19 ODI innings… Insane 😎
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) January 15, 2019
Congratulations Virat Kohli on the 1st of your 10 ODI Centuries in 2019.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) January 15, 2019
Virat Kohli has now scored seven more ODI centuries than Joe Root, Kane Williamson and Steve Smith combined.
👑#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/oB0xzvkkcG
— bet365_aus (@bet365_aus) January 15, 2019
Lost count of the number of 💯 s Kohli has scored in Adelaide! pic.twitter.com/hBgM5xUzwt
— Sohini (@Mittermaniac) January 15, 2019
Kohli celebrates ODI 100s like he just passed 50.
And celebrates ODI 50s like he’s just got off the mark.Gun. #AUSvIND
— Matthew Lodge (@MatthewSLodge) January 15, 2019
Incredible. Virat Kohli posts his 39th(😲) ODI hundred and his 24th(😲) in run chases…
This one coming from 108 balls: https://t.co/3fNQjC4Hmh #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Q5ogKtwf7C
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 15, 2019
@imVkohli numbers are ridiculous… thank god he is play8ng now that we all could watch him! I hate mediocrity… and Virat is the complete opposite to that! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 https://t.co/neL7Eap2OH
— Dean Jones (@ProfDeano) January 15, 2019
How many times are we going to see this celebration at #CWC19?
— Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) January 15, 2019
We saw the great Sir Viv/Sachin, we saw the destructive Lloyd/Adam Gilchrist/, we saw the finisher in Hussey/Bevan/Dhoni, but in terms of pure control/command of ODI batting,@imVkohli in league of his own! #INDvsAUS
— Rajdeep Sardesai (@sardesairajdeep) January 15, 2019