Superstar batsman Virat Kohli gave a special ‘return gift’ to his fans on his birthday. Cricket lovers were eagerly waiting for what this star batsman did. Virat equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s world record with his 49th career ODI century. Now Virat has jointly topped the list of centuries in the ODI format. Virat achieved this feat against South Africa at the famous Eden Gardens ground in Kolkata.
Virat celebrates his 35th birthday today. As Kagiso Rabada took his score to 100 with a single off the third ball of the 49th over of the innings, the roar of the crowd in the stadium grew louder. Everyone wanted to see this century for a long time. After so long it became true.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Hitman Rohit started a great innings with Shubman Gill. He made 40 off just 24 balls and was dismissed by Rabadar. On the other hand, Shubman Gill lost his wicket with 23 runs off 24 balls. Since then, birthday boy Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 100 and ended up with a not-out innings. India set a target of 327 runs to South Africa in today’s match.
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