Former Indian captain and batting maestro Virat Kohli finally ended his century drought as he registered his 71st international century in India’s final match of the Asia Cup, against Afghanistan. It was a dead rubber game between India and Afghanistan, however, the game provided a big reason to celebrate for the Indian fans and it was the sensational comeback of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli wreaked havoc at the Dubai International Stadium, smashing the Afghanistan bowlers to all the corners of the ground. He played a blockbuster inning of 122* runs from 61 deliveries in an innings studded with 12 fours and 6 sixes. His century came as a relief to him and his fans, who were waiting for 1020 days for his 71st century. Virat’s knock of 122* runs was also the highest score by an Indian in the shortest format of the game.
Meanwhile, as Virat smashed the much-awaited 71st century, the world reacted in joy. From cricketers and experts to fans around the world, everyone took to social media to hail the stunning comeback of the Indian batting maestro. However, one of the best posts came from former RCB batter and Kohli’s dear friend AB de Villiers, who also shared a post for Kohli on his official Instagram account. In the post, the former Proteas player shared a fun throwback picture of himself with Kohli, where both de Villiers and Kohli can be seen sitting on a scooter.
Sharing the picture, AB wrote: “With his 100 today I thought I’d share this memory Top knock today my friend. Many more to come“
Check out the Instagram post:
The picture soon went crazily viral on social media and was flooded with amazing reactions to it from fans around the world. Virat Kohli was also quick to notice the picture and come up with a reply to it. Kohli laughed at the image and wrote “Thanks biscuit. Love you”, Virat Kohli’s wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma also commented on the picture. She wrote: “Oh my god”.
Check out the screenshot of the conversation:
