Virat Kohli scored his 28th Test century against Australia in Ahmedabad (AP Image)
However, Mark Waugh still feels that Virat Kohli is not in his purest form despite his 186 against Australia in Ahmedabad.
Veteran Australia batsman Mark Waugh believes Virat Kohli’s Test century drought is over but he is still not at his best when it comes to the longest format of the game. Kohli ended his much-anticipated 28th Test century with a scintillating knock in the fourth Test of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The former India captain scored 186 – the highest Test score against Australia.
Kohli’s 27th Test century came against Bangladesh in 2019 in a day-night Test match at the Eden Gardens. Meanwhile, he scored 6 fifties between his 27th and 28th Test tons.
The batting maestro was brilliant during his 364-ball marathon innings, which was studded with 15 fours.
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Waugh, who was part of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy commentary team, observed Kohli closely during the four-match Test series.
The veteran batsman said Kohli meant business in Ahmedabad and played with responsibility as he played few risky shots to help India post 571 in the second innings.
“The drought is over. The gates have opened,” former Australian batsman Mark Waugh said on Fox Cricket.
“You could tell from the start that he meant business. He played very few risky shots. He was very patient, just picked the bowling,” he said.
Waugh said Kohli’s level is such that despite his 186, he is not at his ‘pure best’.
As far as his Test career is concerned, I don’t think he is in his purest form at the moment, but that shows you his class.
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Talking about his big century drought, Waugh said that it is a bit surprising that a player like Kohli has failed to score a century for so long.
“I can’t believe a player of his class has gone so long without scoring a century. He is a world-class player and I think a century is just around the corner for him,” Waugh had said.
Kohli showed a lot of composure on his way to a serious century before changing gears. An extremely fit athlete, Kohli scored 84 singles, 18 doubles and twice took three runs, including once when he was batting in his 160s. Running between the wickets, he scored 126 of his 186 runs.
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