Former Indian captain Virat Kohli smashed a stunning boundary of the first ball he faced to open his account in the ongoing second T20I match and then went on to slam a fiery fifty at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Virat Kohli, who has been going through a rough patch, showed glimpses of his vintage form as he smashed the Windies bowlers to all the corners of the ground.
Coming out to bat early, after the dismissal of Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli formed a brilliant partnership with Indian captain Rohit Sharma, which turned out to be an eye treat for the Indian cricket fans.
Virat Kohli at it from the word go. Brings up a fine FIFTY off 39 deliveries ??
This is his 30th in T20Is.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) February 18, 2022
He walked out to bat like a man on a mission. The wickets of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav fell around him however he kept going strong. Virat smashed seven boundaries to reach the score of 46 and then he smashed Roston Chase towards the boundary.
Though the tall Jason Holder was next to the ropes and put in a valiant effort but he failed to stop the ball from going over the ropes. Virat Kohli smashed seven fours and one six in his innings of 52 off 41 balls.
Meanwhile, fans on social media were overjoyed with the decent fifty smashed by Virat Kohli during the game and came up with amazing reactions. From fans, experts to cricketers, everyone applauded the batter for his magnificent shots during the match.
Here, check out the reactions of Twitterati on this:
“Missing vintage Kohli.” At least the vintage one used to give Meme worthy reactions after getting out to spinners.
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) February 18, 2022
Well played, Kohli – 52 runs from 41 balls – given India a perfect platform to finish the innings.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 18, 2022
Well played King Virat Kohli ? pic.twitter.com/d48B1i7PhM
— Wellu (@Wellutwt) February 18, 2022
Well Played Kohli ?
The way whole stadium was cheering for him when he was walking towards the dressing room gave me goosebumps#KingKohli • #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/0WUIvLxWL9
— Girish (@Chandra__Girish) February 18, 2022
Virat Kohli doing an AB De Villiers on AB’s belated birthday. pic.twitter.com/NObD5vxROa
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) February 18, 2022
There is an urgency about Kohli today. Even in the manner in which he came striding out to bat.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 18, 2022
This shot from Kohli, Jeez. pic.twitter.com/RmqyZ6bFlA
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 18, 2022
Form is temporary. Class is Virat Kohli. ? pic.twitter.com/BDsvhxyaaT
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) February 18, 2022
This is Vintage Virat Kohli shots, has been a long time.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) February 18, 2022
Kohli talking and shouting at himself is so fucking inspirational and awesome and what not
— A (@khogayehamkahan) February 18, 2022
Finally Luck favouring Kohli after 3 years?
What a fifty by King pic.twitter.com/qmR3qTLUU8
— Shivani (@meme_ki_diwani) February 18, 2022
The Indian cricket team posted a total of 186 runs on the scoreboard. It will be interesting to see whether West Indies is able to break the winning streak of the hosts in the ongoing series or not.
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