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Former India cricket Skipper Superstar Virat Kohli has equalled Sir Don Bradman’s record of 29 hundreds in India’s commendable first innings score of 438 but their bowlers found it a tough grind as West Indies ended second day on 86 for 1 in the second Test in Port Of Spain .
Trinidad experienced a majestic Virat Kohli hundred …👏
…and the joy in the stands knew no bounds ☺️#TeamIndia | #WIvIND | @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/xmZcEek0ee
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 22, 2023
Kohli, who missed out on a hundred in the previous Test, made amends with a polished 121 in 206 balls, his 76th hundred in 500 international appearance. In the process, Kohli also added 159 runs for the fifth wicket with Ravindra Jadeja (61 off 152 balls), who also scored his 19th half-century in Tests.
The master blaster was in pristine touch in the previous Test too, but fell for 76 then, missing out on a deserved milestone. Here, he carried from where he left off, playing some crunching drives and flicks to make a fine hundred.
Marking his 500th international appearance for India, Kohli was in complete control throughout his innings.
After making four away hundreds in 2018, Kohli had to wait quite a while and this century is his first outside India in Tests since then.
He knows a thing or two about scoring a TON 💯 in Trinidad! 😊 🙌#TeamIndia | #WIvIND | @imVkohli | @windiescricket pic.twitter.com/FZw7stxSqC
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 22, 2023
“I really enjoyed myself out there. I was in rhythm in which I wanted to be. I always looked at pressure as an opportunity to stand up for my team. I switch on myself in the contest and it gets the best out of me,” Virat Kohli told the broadcasters after the days play.
