Virat Kohli couldn’t have requested for a greater solution to rejoice his thirty fifth birthday, scoring a record-equalling forty ninth century in ODI cricket as Team India hammered South Africa by 243 runs in match no. 37 of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 to submit their eighth successive win within the match. Kohli scored a superb unbeaten 101 as Rohit Sharma’s facet posted 326 for five after batting first on the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
In reply, South Africa have been by no means within the hunt as they have been bundled out for simply 83 in 27.1 overs with left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja claiming a five-wicket haul. Kohli saved the gang entertained within the second innings of the sport in addition to he was seen dancing to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan’s hit quantity ‘Chaleya’ in his current blockbuster ‘Jawan’.
The Eden Gardens, in reality, is dwelling to SRK-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise. In a video which went viral on social media, Kohli can also be seen hanging SRK’s iconic pose.
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Kohli received the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his good century which equalled legendary Sachin Tendulkar’s report in ODI cricket. “It was a big game, probably playing the toughest team in the tournament. There was a motivation to do well. Because it happened on my birthday, it becomes special and the people made it more special for me. I did wake up with that excitement that today is not just another game,” Kohli mentioned within the post-match presentation in Kolkata on Sunday.
It was simply the second event when an opposition batter – Kohli (101) – outscored whole South African staff (83). The solely earlier time it occurred was again in 2013 when Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara scored 169 whereas SA have been bundled out for simply 140.
“People from the outside look at the game in a bit of a different way. When the openers start well, it feels it is a belter and everyone has to play that way. But as the ball got older, the conditions slowed down drastically. The message was clear, keep batting around me. I was happy from that perspective. Once we got more than 315, we knew that we were above par. I’m enjoying myself, playing cricket all over again, that is more important to me than phases. I’m just happy that God has blessed me with that enjoyment. I’m just happy that I’m being able to do what I have done over all these years,” Kohli added.
