Twitter applauds Virat Kohli on his record 31st ton
India scored 280/8 in 50 overs thanks to the skipper Virat.
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Virat Kohli smashed one of his best centuries in Wankhede against New Zealand in the first ODI in Mumbai on Sunday. The skipper celebrated his landmark 200th One-Day International with a stupendous knock and helped India post a competitive total on the board. The social media went berserk when Kohli raised his bat to soak in the applause from the crowd. The Indian maestro went past Ricky Ponting and scored his record 31st ton. He is now only behind Sachin Tendulkar who has scored a humongous 49 centuries in ODI cricket.
After opting to bat first, Virat Kohli came into the middle after an early wicket and weathered an excellent new-ball spell from Tim Southee and Trent Boult. Soon he got his straps going and started scoring runs at will in the humid conditions. He soaked in all the pressure as the other batsmen struggled completely to time the ball and reached a ton. He was dismissed in the final over by Southee on 121 off 125 and his innings was studded with 9 fours and a couple of magnificent sixes.
India post a competitive 280 on the board
Everyone expected India to rack up the runs after opting to bat on a flat deck at Wankhede. But Boult bowled beautifully as the openers were sent back to the hut early by him. Soon Kedar Jadhav followed the suit and the hosts were in a spot of bother. Dinesh Karthik and Kohli though made sure there were no further hiccups and started rotating the strike. New Zealand bowled well in the middle overs too to keep a lid on the scoring. The pressure piled up and Karthik gave away his wicket on 37.
Dhoni looked fluent but Boult snaffled him and showed his prowess again. Though the wickets were falling all around him, Kohli slammed one of his class centuries in demanding conditions and led from the front for his side. It was only due to him that the hosts could post a total of 280/8 which looked competitive on a track which is getting slower. For the visitors, Boult was the pick of the bowlers and returned with the figures of 4/35 and Southee assisted him well with a three-fer.
Here is how Twitter erupted after Kohli brought up yet another century:
No.31 for Virat Kohli.What unbelievable consistency. Only 200 matches thus far, sky is the limit for what he will achieve in next 9-10 yrs
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) October 22, 2017
With this hundred, Kohli surpasses R Ponting's tally of 30 ODI hundred #INDvNZ #Virat200
— BhaskarGanekar (@BhaskarGanekar) October 22, 2017
100 in 200th Odi
AB de Villiers: 101* vs Eng in Capetown 2016
Virat Kohli: 100 batting vs NZ in Mumbai 2017#Virat200 #INDvNZ— Jasveer Singh Kharra (@imjsk27) October 22, 2017
Admire,admire n applaud.What a player Virat Kohli. Milestone or not Virat always makes a mark. Brilliant 100 again! #Virat200 @BCCI #IndvNZ
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) October 22, 2017
it was required today, special inning by captain @imVkohli . modern master ? #IndvsNZ
— R P Singh (@RpSingh99) October 22, 2017
Indian captains to score century at Wankhede in ODIs:
Tendulkar (114) v SA in 1996
Kohli v NZ in 2017#IndvNZ— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 22, 2017
Most 100s in ODIs
49 – Sachin
31 – Virat Kohli*
30 – Ponting
28 – Jayasuriya@imVkohli is 2nd in the all time list ?#INDvNZ pic.twitter.com/66NTV88B1A— Cric Stat (@Cric_Stat) October 22, 2017
31st ODI Hundred for @imVkohli
48th International Hundred
4th against NZ
13th in India
5th in 2017
9th as Captain
12th when batting first pic.twitter.com/zo9TlkTSR7— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) October 22, 2017
Kohli is now 2nd all time in terms of most centuries in ODI cricket… He is 70th all time in terms of matches played. That is all. #GOAT
— Hassan Cheema (@mediagag) October 22, 2017
Most Hundreds in #ODI. I am sure he would be the First Indian to get to a half Century of ?s #ViratKohli #Virat200 #IndvNZ pic.twitter.com/8SkKKSMJ5F
— Prabhu ? (@Cricprabhu) October 22, 2017
Another day, another Virat Kohli century. India never lost in ODIs whenever he scored a 100 as captain. Huge challenge awaits NZ. #Virat200
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 22, 2017
No. of inns for 31 ODI centuries:
Kohli – 192
Tendulkar – 271#IndvNZ— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 22, 2017
Where is #Superman from ? I am watching him right now and he is from India . His name is @imVkohli #ViratKohli #Indvnz
— Mikkhail Vaswani (@MikkhailVaswani) October 22, 2017
ODI No.200 ✅
Century No. 31 ✅ #Virat200 pic.twitter.com/C1ZmBEKyzD— BCCI (@BCCI) October 22, 2017
Most ODI centuries by Captain in a year:
5 – Ganguly in 2000
5 – Ponting in 2003/07
5 – G Smith in 2005
5 – ABD in 2015
5 – Kohli in 2017*— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) October 22, 2017
King Kohli to his 100 in his 200th.
Passes Ponting. #INDvNZ— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) October 22, 2017
One chance apart, this has been a superb century by @imVkohli. His 31st in his just 200 matches. Gosh!
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) October 22, 2017
Kohli's 31st ODI century. The record is 49 by You Know Who. Kohli is 28. Scores 5-6 ODI centuries a year, on average. Do the math. #INDvNZ
— Jamie Alter (@jamie_alterTOI) October 22, 2017
Most 100s by Indian captains in a calendar year in ODI:
5 – Kohli, 2017
5 – Ganguly, 2000 #INDvNZ— Aditya Suman (@cricadi03) October 22, 2017
One more, and Virat Kohli will have as many ODI hundreds as teeth. #IndvsNZ
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) October 22, 2017
200th game, 31st century. Tremendous class. Pleasure watching Kohli become the giant he now is.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) October 22, 2017
Indians to score a ton at Wankhede Stadium (ODIs)
Mohd Azharuddin in 1987
Sachin Tendulkar in 1996
VIRAT KOHLI in 2017#Virat200 #INDvNZ— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) October 22, 2017
2 players scored 100 on their 200th ODI – 1 among them is Kohli
2 players have more ODI 100s than Ponting – 1 among them is Kohli
— Ravi Maestri (@ravimaestri) October 22, 2017
If run making is modern day acting, Virat Kohli is Vijay Sethupathi.
That's one of the azhukker ODI innings you will ever see. Still gets a 100. Cause in the end, Nothing Else Matters! 31st ton. #KingKohli #SedhuNa #IndvsNZ
— Srini Mama ? (@SriniMama16) October 22, 2017
Incidentally, @imVkohli and @ABdeVilliers17 are the only 2 to have scored centuries in their 200th ODI. Both modern-day legends #IndvNZ
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) October 22, 2017
Most centuries at home in ODIs:
20 – Sachin Tendulkar
13 – Ricky Ponting, Hashim Amla, VIRAT KOHLI* #INDvNZ— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 22, 2017
Special ODI; special achievement; special player; #notjustafinisher @imVkohli
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) October 22, 2017
Most centuries in first 200 ODIs:
31 Kohli
26 Amla (in 158 mats)
24 AB de Villiers
19 Gayle
18 Tendulkar, Ganguly#IndvNZ— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) October 22, 2017
Skipper gets his 31st ton in his 200th match. Double it and he will have 62 in 400! 13 more than @sachin_rt This is one record to be broken!
— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar) October 22, 2017
Virat Kohli in ODIs this year: most runs, most 100s, most 50s, most fours and the highest average. #INDvNZ
— Jamie Alter (@jamie_alterTOI) October 22, 2017
ODI century number 31 for Virat Kohli. Brings it up off 111 balls. The man knows how to bat #indvnz pic.twitter.com/KW6b29wpZP
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) October 22, 2017
ODI century #31 for Kohli in his 200th match. I think he’s getting the hang of it. #INDvNZ
— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) October 22, 2017
Incredible @imVkohli ??? https://t.co/tpuOBsd0IO
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) October 22, 2017
Saw skill of @imVkohli on football field last week; would like to see him on the tennis court, after that double-handed whip across court
— Jonty Rhodes (@JontyRhodes8) October 22, 2017
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