Former India captain Virat Kohli has been having fun with the previous couple of days after returning to type with a blistering hundred in opposition to Afghanistan. Now with 71 centuries to his identify, Virat shared an image of his childhood on Instagram the place he’s seen digging into the snacks. The former India captain scored a knock of unbeaten 122 off 61 deliveries to finish his century drought.
The caption of the Instagram story learn, ‘Khao piyo aish karo,’ as he now enjoys his timeout from the sport earlier than India face Australia and South Africa within the T20I sequence as a build-up to the T20 World Cup. The image from the Insta story noticed Virat take a jibe at a plate stuffed with snacks along with his associates. It is anticipated that Virat might be round 8 to 10 years outdated when the image was taken as he was nonetheless studying his commerce.
Virat ends Century drought
Virat lastly ended his century drought when he scored 122 in opposition to Afghanistan in a dead-rubber Asia Cup 2022 match. It took 1020 days for him to succeed in the accolade having final scored a ton in 2019. This additionally occurred to be his 71st ton on the worldwide degree, taking him degree with Rickey Ponting. As issues stand, solely Sachin Tendulkar has scored extra tons than Virat on the worldwide degree.
With the T20 World Cup to return in October, he shall be getting ready for that conflict. Had India crushed Pakistan or Sri Lanka within the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup, crew India would have performed the ultimate. Instead, the crew will now deal with the showpiece in Australia with the T20 squad to be introduced quickly.
Despite being a hit story as an opener, it’s broadly anticipated that Virat will play at No.3 within the T20 World Cup with KL Rahul opening with Rohit Sharma. Team India will start its journey within the T20 World Cup in opposition to Pakistan on October 23 on the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground.
