Former India captain Virat Kohli scored his first Test century after 1205 days against Australia in the fourth Test Match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday. Virat last scored a ton in Test cricket way back in 2019 against Bangladesh in Pink Ball Test at the Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata. With this hundred, Virat also reached 75th international tons, only behind Sachin Tendulkar, who has scored 100 centuries.
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Here's how Twitter reacted to Virat's century against Australia
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Virat Kohli brings up his 75th International century _
1205 days - The wait is over for the King's 28th Test century - and his 75th overall. _#PlayBold #TeamIndia #INDvAUS #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/0xEqoKSUs8
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) March 12, 2023
And the king kohli century is here__ congratulations #ViratKohli_
28th century in test#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/GWguAg5F0C
— Salim Khan (@SalimKh59226836) March 12, 2023
#ViratKohli_ pic.twitter.com/zaxtrlMSLm
— Happy Nirman (@HappyNirman4) March 12, 2023
Century no 75 __ #INDvAUS #ViratKohli_ pic.twitter.com/16n9Rr7d7n
— Yash chaudhari _ (@oyy_yash) March 12, 2023
Mahakal has really blessed #ViratKohli_ __ pic.twitter.com/9AEp3XC8LD
— India Wing (@india_wing) March 12, 2023
Classical performance by the #KingKohli _
The Virat Kohli, The Bestest !!_____
A much awaited 75th century!_____#ViratKohli_ #INDvAUS #BGT2023 #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/mhT2pxUmXe— Garima Srivastava (@imSgarima) March 12, 2023
____ _______ __ ____..._#ViratKohli_ #BGT2023 #BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 #Kohli #ViratKohli #INDvAUS #test pic.twitter.com/ahCksiRMnt
— KYZ_R _ (@AyanKaz30072677) March 12, 2023
#ViratKohli_#GOAT_ pic.twitter.com/FYCsyKXb3r
— Escobar1930 (@Escobar19301) March 12, 2023
#ViratKohli_ #INDvAUS
Baba ka dwar Or Dwar aane ka phal pic.twitter.com/vM8kzj1C0t— _ADI__ (@WTF_ADI_18) March 12, 2023
Another hundred for king _#ViratKohli_ pic.twitter.com/k0FNNwpZlh
— Ankitpatiyalmsdian7 (@Ankitpatiyalmsd) March 12, 2023
Kohli ____#ViratKohli_ pic.twitter.com/DZ6pNaipZw
— LEO___ Alone Boy (@Ammar71273979) March 12, 2023
Century number 75 for king #ViratKohli_ #INDvAUS #BorderGavaskarTrophy2023 pic.twitter.com/jTaSLricXY
— Aman Grewal (@Grewalaman7555) March 12, 2023
i fucking love youu Mr King Kohliii ________________#ViratKohli_ pic.twitter.com/TTO4nMc4ll
— a : _ (@nushhhhhhhhhh) March 12, 2023
And That's 100 ___ 28th Century #ViratKohli_ #AUSvIND #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/PDmBAVX5KZ
— _ ____ __ ________ (@GPkdinesh) March 12, 2023
#ViratKohli_
_ pic.twitter.com/156Von6gIC— Naresh NB (@NareshPattem7) March 12, 2023
The smile on the face says everything. It has been a long long wait.
Congratulations Virat Kohli _#INDvAUS | #ViratKohli_ pic.twitter.com/XMMHG0yifG— Azan Ahmad (@azanahmad257) March 12, 2023
The longest wait is finally over for King Kohli ________ #ViratKohli_
Thankyou King for this moment._ https://t.co/64Chiyz8DB— Gaurav Jha (@Gaurav_jha13) March 12, 2023
Can We Bow !
Yeah He Is King !__#ViratKohli_ #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/Vnr5F2YASm— Anmol Chaurasiya___ (@Anmol_BjpYm) March 12, 2023
On Sunday at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Kohli resumed his innings at 59 not out. However, he added only 29 runs to his score in the session, making him 88 not out by the time the players left the field for lunch. This was an unusual approach for Kohli, known for his aggressive game, but losing Ravindra Jadeja early on the fourth morning and news of Shreyas Iyer being taken for scans due to back pain made him gauge the situation carefully. Wicketkeeper KS Bharat joined Kohli, but India was still behind by 118 runs at 362/4 at lunch.
Stand-in skipper Steve Smith's tactics made run-making difficult for India, requiring Kohli and Bharat to bide their time and preserve wickets while upping the scoring rate to take the lead quickly, with only one day left in the match after Sunday. Bharat hit Cameron Green for two consecutive sixes and a four off a no-ball in the same over, shifting the momentum in India's favour, but he was dismissed by Nathan Lyon for 44, caught by Peter Handscomb at short-leg. Kohli's patient Test century finally arrived off the 241st ball he faced with just five fours.
Kohli's century was his eighth in Tests against Australia, matching Sunil Gavaskar's record, with Sachin Tendulkar holding the record at 11. This century was especially significant for Kohli, as it had been over three years since his last Test century. The four-match series currently stands 2-1 in favour of India, who will retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy, but a win in the final match is crucial for India to secure a spot in the WTC final against Australia.
