Virat Kohli: Former India captain Virat Kohli scored his first century in the game’s 50-over format on December 24, 2009, exactly 13 years ago. In 2009, Kohli played a 107-run knock against Sri Lanka at the Eden Gardens. Sri Lanka had batted first in the game and scored 315 runs. Upul Tharanga scored the most runs for the visitors with a knock of 118.
Virat Kohli scored first international ton 13 years ago
India’s 316-run chase got off to the worst possible start as the team lost openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar after scoring just 23 runs. Then, Kohli and Gautam Gambhir joined forces in the middle to set up a 224-run partnership, giving India a commanding lead in the game. Another highlight of the match was that Gautam Gambhir was awarded MOTM but he shared it with Virat.
While Gambhir continued to remain undefeated at 150 runs, Kohli was dismissed after playing a 107-run innings. India easily defeated Sri Lanka by seven wickets as a result of this. In ODIs, Kohli has currently amassed 44 hundreds. Kohli has 27 hundred to his name in the game’s longest format. He surpassed MS Dhoni in the year 2019 to take the title of India’s most successful Test captain.
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Since the last 13 years, King Kohli has broken several records in cricket. He was also the winner of prestigious award of ‘ICC Cricketer of the Decade.’ This award itself speaks of the greatness acheived by Virat in the game. He is currently on the second spot in the list of most centuries. He has scored 72 centuries in his career so far and is only behind Sachin Tendulkar who has 100 centuries on his name.
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