Last Update: January 15, 2023, 22:17 IST
Thiruvananthapuram [Trivandrum]India
A fan came to the ground and touched Virat Kohli’s feet.
Mesmerized by Kohli’s scintillating knock of 166 off just 108 balls, the fan invaded the ground and touched his idol’s feet while others looked on.
King Kohli returned to his old form by scoring 166 runs in just 108 balls in the third ODI against Sri Lanka. Kohli’s innings included eight sixes and 13 fours. After completing his century, he scored quickly and then played quick shots, which made him look very powerful. This great form just before the ODI World The cup must be a welcome gesture for all his fans who watched him suffer silently during the 2020-2022 period when he failed to score runs.
The Covid-induced lockdown had taken its toll and Kohli’s drought began which was only broken in September last year when he scored a century in the Asia Cup T20. He was forced to take a break and never looked back as he went on to score tons of runs from then on. So far, he has scored three ODI hundreds in the last four innings.
One of his fans was so mesmerized by his knock in Thiruvananthapuram that he entered the ground and touched his feet. The picture, which quickly went viral, shows a dazed Kohli trying to save himself while his teammates also looked on in shock. Only Shreyas Iyer saw the funny side of it.
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Earlier, Kohli had scored a brilliant 166 not out in four innings as India beat Sri Lanka by a record 317 runs in the third ODI on Sunday to clean up the series.
Captain Rohit Sharma (42 off 49 balls) and Shubman Gill (116 off 97 balls) stitched a fluent opening partnership of 95 before Kohli (166 not out off 110) took India five wickets from his 74th international century and 46th. Wrapped up for 390 runs on the wicket. 50 over format.
Sri Lanka succumbed to the high-quality pace bowling of Mohammed Siraj, who shut the door for the opposition four times in the space of 10 overs. The Sri Lankan team was all out for just 73 runs in 22 overs, which made the gap between the two teams clear.
This was the largest margin of victory by runs in the history of men’s ODIs.
The night well and truly belonged to King Kohli. The 34-year-old, who ended a nearly three-year wait for an international hundred in the Asia Cup last year, showed that he is back to his best.
Kohli is now only three short of equaling Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 49 ODI hundreds. Kohli’s conversion ratio is remarkable as he completed his 46th century in 259 innings while Tendulkar took 452 innings to reach 49 centuries.
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