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Twitter reactions on Virat Kohli’s 42nd ODI century vs West Indies at Port of Spain

Dixit Bhargav
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Twitter reactions on Virat Kohli's 42nd ODI century vs West Indies at Port of Spain

Twitter reactions on Virat Kohli’s 42nd ODI century: Twitter was exhilarated after the Indian captain scored a ton after 10 matches.

During the second ODI of the ongoing India’s tour of West Indies at Port of Spain, India captain Virat Kohli registered his 42nd ODI century to put India in a commanding position. Despite this century coming after only 10 matches, it is among one of Kohli’s longest streaks  without a century.

Coming in to bat at No. 3 in the first over itself, Kohli made sure the Indian batting lineup doesn’t fall apart especially after West Indies fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell drew first blood in the match.

Kohli shared a 74-run partnership for the second wicket alongside vice-captain Rohit Sharma before the latter played a false shot off West Indies all-rounder Roston Chase in the 16th over.

The 30-year old cricketer looked set to play a big innings from the word go. The first few boundaries hit by Kohli saw him timing the ball to perfection. Him hitting some crisp shots between the gaps in the powerplay was a clear indication of him getting into his mode.

On the last delivery of the 15th over, Kohli edged a Carlos Brathwaite delivery to find a boundary through the third-man region. While the shot saw him crossing the 50-run mark, Kohli completed his century in the 37th over when he drove West Indies captain Jason Holder to long-on for a single.

On his way to his hundred, Kohli surpasses former India captain Sourav Ganguly to become the second-highest run-scorer among Indian batsmen. Overall, Kohli is now the eight-highest run-scorer in ODIs.

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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