One of the finest batsmen to have played the game, Virat Kohli will soon complete 14 years of his international career. He has played in all major cricketing nations except Pakistan, a country with which India has suspended bilateral cricket ties due to rising diplomatic tensions between the two neighboring countries.
While Kohli has faced Pakistan at international level, few of these meetings have taken place at ICC or continental events. In a few years, the batting superstar would enter the final phase of his career, but that didn’t stop his fans in Pakistan from dreaming.
During the ongoing Rawalpindi Test between Pakistan and Australia, a fan was seen holding a banner in the stadium that read, “We want your 71st century in Pakistan.”
This comes days after it went viral on social media for a picture during the Pakistan Super League with a placard that read, “I want to see your century in Pakistan.”
Another fan was seen in Rawalpindi with a banner that read, “Biggest match 23 October 2022. Pakistan vs India (T20WC). Rohit vs Shaheen.”
India is set to face Pakistan in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia later this year.
Kohli though boasts of an impressive record against Pakistan, having scored 536 runs in 13 ODIs and 311 runs in seven T20Is at an average of 77.75.
However, the wait for Kohli’s 71st international century continues. He recently played his 100th Test for India in Mohali, where he was dismissed for 45.
Kohli admitted that he is disappointed with repeated unsuccessful attempts to convert his starts. “You definitely feel disappointed as a batsman. I need to be careful and convert 30s and 40s into big scores. I have prepared the way I have prepared and as long as I am batting well, I don’t care at all. In worldly terms, people look at milestones and they talk about a lot of things and they are just outside conversations,” Kohli had said recently.
“We are somehow crazy about milestones and materialistic achievements. I personally don’t think so and I am batting well and that is the most important thing for me.”
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