Virat Kohli

Indian batter Virat Kohli notched up his 28th Test century on Day 4 (Sunday) of the 4th Test against Australia in Ahmedabad. With a patient knock, ...

In the same period his peers Joe Root scored at 53, Kane Williamson at 56 and Steve Smith at 48.India’s Virat Kohli kisses the locket as he celebrates scoring a century. 13 centuries scored by Joe Root in the said period where Kohli went without a Test century. Virat Kohli 8230 at 48.12 (27 hundreds) 25.70 was Kohli’s Test average between his 27th and 28th Test centuries. His previous longest wait was 11 innings that he took between his 11th and 12th Test centuries. With a patient knock, Kohli ended his long Test century drought of over three years.

After a wait of 1205 days, Virat Kohli finally registered a Test century, bringing up three figures on day four of the fourth Test against Australia in ...

"600kg Gorilla off his back," Ravi Shastri boomed on commentary as Kohli raised his bat, then removed his helmet with a smile and kissed his necklace in relief to a standing ovation from the Ahmedabad crowd. Kohli scored a sublime 136 in India's only innings at the Eden Gardens and helped his team secure an innings and 46-run victory. After a wait of 1205 days, Virat Kohli finally registered a Test century, bringing up three figures on day four of the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad.

Virat Kohli ends his 3-year wait for a Test century, scoring his 28th hundred against Australia in Ahmedabad.

On March 11, the Delhi-born batter also ended his 13-month wait for a fifty in Test cricket. He achieved the milestone in the post-lunch session of Day 4, scoring his century off 241 balls with a single off [Nathan Lyon](/topic/nathan-lyon). [Virat Kohli](/panache/panache-people-101/virat-kohli/profileshow/82068473.cms)ended his long wait for a Test century on March 12 during the fourth Test match between India and [Australia](/topic/australia)at the Narendra Modi Stadium in [Ahmedabad](/topic/ahmedabad). After reaching his century, [Kohli](/topic/kohli)celebrated with relief and ecstasy, kissing the wedding ring that he wore on his neck. Net of refunds, the collection was ₹13.73 lakh crore, 16.8% higher. [Bangladesh](/topic/bangladesh)at the [Eden Gardens](/topic/eden-gardens)in Kolkata but then had to wait a long time to score another Test century.

Axar Patel forged a 162-run partnership with Virat Kohli, who scored his 28th century during day 4 of the fourth Test against Australia on Sunday.

Kohli scored only five fours en route to his 28th Test century, indicating that he relied primarily on ones and twos throughout his stay at the crease. Kohli looked set for a double century but a flurry of wickets in the lower-order eventually forced the batter's hand to adopt an aggressive approach; he was caught at deep midwicket while going for a six against Todd Murphy. Anushka, on her story, wrote that Kohli was “sick” as he took the field on Sunday. Inspiring me always,” Anushka wrote on her profile. During the press conference after the day, India all-rounder Axar Patel – who scored a valiant 79 and forged a 162-run stand alongside Kohli – was asked whether Kohli was ill during his innings. Following his innings, Kohli was lauded by fans and former cricketers alike, with India star's wife Anushka Sharma making a major revelation about Kohli on her official Instagram profile.

Stats highlights from the fourth day in Ahmedabad, where Virat Kohli scored his first Test ton since November 2019.

[against Australia](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/most-sixes-in-a-team-innings-for-India-vs-Australia&tournament=menstest). It is only the fourth instance where Australia bowlers got hit for [ten or more sixes](https://www.espncricinfo.com/ask/cricket-qna/most-sixes-in-a-team-innings-vs-Australia&tournament=menstest)in a Test innings. His previous longest streak without a Test fifty was ten innings in 2014. Australia became the first team with six fifty-plus stands for first six wickets during their first innings against West Indies in 1960 Brisbane Test, while Pakistan replicated the feat against Bangladesh in 2015 in Khulna. Kohli's previous longest run without a Test century was 13 innings - before his maiden hundred in 2012. Kohli scored 1028 runs at an average of 25.70 with six fifties in the 41 innings during his

Virat Kohli acknowledged the crowd and the dressing room before kissing the locket on his gold chain as he smiled and looked up to the sky.

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Virat Kohli scored a sublime 136 in India's only innings at Eden Gardens and helped his team secure an innings and 46-run victory.

It was the most-awaited ton as his last century came against Bangladesh in November 2019. "600kg Gorilla off his back," Ravi Shastri boomed on commentary as Mr. There was a gap of 41 innings between his last century and this one, with the previous one coming over three years ago against Bangladesh in November 2019.

Virat Kohli scored a magnificent 186 to give India a chance of victory on the final day of the fourth Test against Australia.

Kohli resumed the penultimate day on 59 not out and went on to hit his first hundred since November 2019, where he scored 136 against Bangladesh. Kohli’s 186 and Shubman Gill’s 128 helped India to establish a 91-run lead against the visitors, who were bowled out for 480 in their first innings. Virat Kohli scored his first Test century since 2019 as India posted 571 on day four of the fourth Test against Australia.

One of the best batters that India has ever produced played an innings that made the mind look back across eras.

Kohli took just 72 balls to rush from 100 to 150, and his highlights reel began to grow to proportions commensurate with the magnitude of his innings. [Sunil Gavaskar](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/sunil-gavaskar-28794)and [Dilip Vengsarkar](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/dilip-vengsarkar-35654)that they scored so many of their runs in draws. He was beaten on the outside edge by the second ball, and he edged the third one just short of slip. There have been times in the past when a Kohli century has seemed inevitable as soon as he's spent 15 minutes at the crease. [Shubman Gill](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/shubman-gill-1070173)could have been bowled through the gate by Todd Murphy, or played on to Starc. Great India batters of the past played a lot of Test matches like this. In that time, his Test average had dropped from [54.97 to 48.12](https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/253802.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting;view=cumulative). [Cheteshwar Pujara](https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/cheteshwar-pujara-32540)are India's sixth- and eighth-highest run-getters in Test cricket. One, there was a chance of an overthrow, and he finally turned to take it when he heard Ishant Sharma calling out from the other end. Then he laid his helmet and gloves down, and reached into his collar to extract the chain he wears around his neck. Now you could argue that the last sentence is both an exaggeration and an example of recency bias. When he completed the run, he was still so caught up in this quarrel that two bits of information seemed to have escaped him.

Both sides are sweating on fitness concerns — Indian batter Shreyas Iyer was sent for scans on his back, while Australian opener Usman Khawaja jarred his knee ...

“They just want to bat and bat and bat. “I’d like to see him be a bit more proactive and go over the top, but I can see what he’s doing. he’s just there to make a hundred. They’re taking the win off the table.” to be able to come here and handle these tough situations and perform the role that’s required has been impressive.” Rahul Dravid, the coach, is not going to be impressed with this shot. Murphy’s battle with Virat Kohli has been one of the highlights of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and their arm wrestle continued on Sunday morning. “Todd has that skill that he can be a defensive bowler and he can be an attacking bowler and work around pretty much whatever is required from him in the game. Despite the batter-friendly conditions in Ahmedabad, Murphy always looked like a threat with ball in hand, forcing India’s top order to drop anchor and defend. Nathan Lyon and Matthew Kuhnemann stole the spotlight in Indore last week, with Murphy only contributing one wicket on the raging turner at Holkar Stadium. Kohli even converted to a daddy hundred, finishing on 186, his highest Test score against Australia, after nearly nine hours at the crease. Hundreds of phones were whipped out when Kohli reached 99, with fans eager to capture the moment their hero achieved his 75th international century.

Former India skipper Virat Kohli scored his 28th Test century on Day four of the fourth Test against Australia in Ahmedabad. With the ton, Kohli ended his ...

The long wait ends 👏— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath) Kohli was the last wicket to fall for 186 as India scored 571/9 with Shreyas Iyer not available to bat due to back issues. [@imVkohli]back scoring a Test ton .. Has the power and the tools, and knows when to use what. Notably, Kohli last scored a century in Test cricket against Bangladesh at Eden Garden, Kolkata in November 2019. With the ton, Kohli ended his more than three-year long draught, 1,205 days to be precise, in Test cricket and Twitter couldn't keep calm on the big achievement.

Virat Kohli fell merely 14 runs short of his double century, as he was caught by Marnus Labuschagne while going for a six in the 179th over of the first ...

Both Kohli and Rahul Dravid – who is currently India's head coach – have 200s against three SENA countries; Dravid didn't score a double hundred against the Proteas. However, the India star wasn't as lucky as he was caught in the very next over by Marnus Labuschagne, as Todd Murphy ended an incredible knock in Ahmedabad. Regardless, the 34-year-old batter did ended over a three-year wait for a century in whites on Sunday; Kohli bid time at the crease and only hit five fours en route to his 28th Test century, which came in 243 deliveries. Kohli's first century against a ‘SENA’ country came in 2016 vs New Zealand, when he scored 211 in Indore. After Axar's departure on 79, Kohli took on the onus of run-scoring but he ran out of partners with Ravichandran Ashwin and Umesh Yadav departing cheaply. The [Indian](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/indian-cricket-team) batter would also have become the first from the country to reigster 200s against all four ‘SENA’ nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia), having already scored 200+ scores against the first three.

Kohli scored 186 in India's 571 as the fourth Test entered the fifth day and Australia need to bat out two sessions well to eke out a draw.

Obviously, they don’t have Shreyas (he left the ground for scans and did not return) batting, so we were able to have a change of innings which was nice later in the day.” “No surprise, he (Kohli) got in a decent batting track and went big and showed how to do it really. “We knew it was going to be tough bowling to Virat.