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Virat Kohli celebration vs West Indies: Watch Indian captain’s ‘signal towards name’ celebration post 42nd ODI century

Dixit Bhargav
|PublishedAug 11, 2019

Virat Kohli celebration vs West Indies: Watch Indian captain 'signals towards surname' post 42nd ODI century

Virat Kohli celebration vs West Indies: The Indian captain put on display a worth-watching celebration after scoring his century.

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 once again enter into a zone which he is usually known for in this format.

The right-hand batsman didn’t let opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan (2) getting out in the first over itself affect the batting lineup. Kohli joined hands with his deputy Rohit Sharma to share a 74-run partnership for the second wicket.

Having given early signs of posting a big score today, Kohli didn’t let his start go away as he successfully converted it into a magnificent century. With India losing Sharma (18) and wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant (20) in the middle overs, it was important for Kohli to play an anchoring innings.

Kohli then shared a 125-run partnership with Shreyas Iyer for the fourth wicket to put India in a formidable position. 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. Before getting out in the 42nd over during an attempt to up the ante off West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite, Kohli scored 120 (125) with the help of 14 fours and a six.

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Dixit Bhargav

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.