Twitter erupts as Virat Kohli notches his maiden Test ton in England

Virat Kohli has been one of India’s most skilled batsman in all formats of cricket. While the batsman has a plethora of records under his belt in all the formats of the game, his Test record in England isn’t something overwhelming by any means. Back in 2014 when India toured the nation, Kohli could only manage 134 runs in five matches at an abysmal average of 13.40.

After four years, India are again playing a five-match Test series against the Brits and this time around he would definitely have wished to improve his past records on English soil. The opening Test between India and England is currently underway and the Indian captain came to bat after Murali Vijay was dismissed by Sam Curran with the score at 50 in the 14th over.

Virat marches on to 22nd Test century

He had to strive for his runs courtesy of some immaculate display of line and lengths by the English bowlers. While he stayed put in his position in the middle, the other batsmen kept perishing in quick succession. The likes of Ajinkya Rahane and Hardik Pandya tried to stave off the English attack, but apart from that, there wasn’t any semblance of support for Kohli from the other end.

He didn’t panic and kept milking the bowlers without much difficulty. When India lost their ninth wicket to Adil Rashid in the form of Ishant Sharma, Kohli was on 97 runs and had every chance of remaining stranded at the other end. In the next over, Stokes kept him quiet for the first four deliveries. Kohli didn’t let the pressure get the better of him.

In the penultimate delivery of the 65th over. Stokes dished out a short and wide delivery and Kohli smacked the leather to the point boundary to bring up his 22nd century in Test cricket. After accomplishing the ton, he pulled out his engagement ring and kissed it. In the meantime, Twitterati was all praises for the Delhi-born batsman

Here is how Twitter reacted

Take a bow @imVkohli. Brilliant ton when the team needed it the most. All the 2014 talk has been laid to rest by this special batsman. 👏 pic.twitter.com/Tpr1Vi9Fsb

— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) August 2, 2018

WHAT A CHAMPION 100 👏👏👏 captain leading from the front.. much needed…absolutely brilliant @imVkohli welldone @ImIshant @y_umesh too 👍 #ENDvIND @BCCI pic.twitter.com/kNuDCbqqOx

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) August 2, 2018

💯

Take a bow, #KingKohli.#TeamIndia Captain @imVkohli announces his arrival in the series. Scores his first hundred in England.#ENGvIND pic.twitter.com/mHTnDaw5Qr

— BCCI (@BCCI) August 2, 2018

Kohli hits a ton, Apple hits a trillion!!

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 2, 2018

Malan = Kohli 💯 hahahaha guess Malan playing for his good looks 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #EngvInd

— Tino95 (@tinobest) August 2, 2018

Legend @imVkohli 🏏 💯 #EngvInd

— Tino95 (@tinobest) August 2, 2018

Brilliant knock from Kohli. Well played. #ENGvIND

— James Taylor (@jamestaylor20) August 2, 2018

Congratulations to @imVkohli for a fantastic 💯,great knock! A captain leading from the front, a delight to watch. #ENGVIND

— Azhar Mahmood (@AzharMahmood11) August 2, 2018

One of his most important hundreds. An absolutely brilliant innings from @imVkohli . Has single handedly kept India in the game. What a player ! #ENDvIND

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 2, 2018

That’s an incredible knock @imVkohli !!! 1 man battle against the moving ball ….. #ENGvIND

— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) August 2, 2018

A masterclass from Virat Kohli, leading from the front. A display of tremendous character determination and grit #ENGIND

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) August 2, 2018

One of his most important hundreds. An absolutely brilliant innings from @imVkohli . Has single handedly kept India in the game. What a player ! #ENDvIND

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) August 2, 2018

First Century. First of Many. Well played, Virat Kohli. Best batsman on the planet. #EngvInd

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 2, 2018

The great players eventually overturn aberrations in their stats. Kohli has just done that.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) August 2, 2018

Thoroughly enjoyed watching that battle. Test cricket at it's best. Triumph over adversity and a joy to watch Virat Kohli craft, construct and conquer his surroundings on to his 22nd test century.

— ian bishop (@irbishi) August 2, 2018

For one of the best stroke players in the world, this Virat 100 was about ‘not’ playing strokes.
Left 40 balls alone. 26 against Anderson. That’s more than 4 overs of Anderson left alone!
👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) August 2, 2018

Virat Kohli's knock today is something akin to Sunny Gavaskar's 101 at Old Trafford in June 1974. All about guts and grit against some hostile bowling in adverse conditions!#ENGvIND #INDvENG

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) August 2, 2018

King K! #ENGvIND

— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) August 2, 2018

Outstanding 💯 from Kohli

— David 'Bumble' Lloyd (@BumbleCricket) August 2, 2018

Under the circumstances, one of @imVkohli’s greatest centuries. What a player, what a fighter. #ENGvIND

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) August 2, 2018