Virat Kohli notched up his much-awaited 71st international century on Thursday (September 8) as he slammed 122* off 61 balls in India’s last Asia Cup 2022 Super-4 clash against Afghanistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

It came in the form of his maiden T20I hundred and after a wait of nearly three years, 1020 days to be precise. Before this, Kohli’s last century was against Bangladesh in a day-night Test match at the Eden Gardens in November 2019.

Kohli’s first T20I ton, studded with 12 fours and 6 sixes, is now the highest individual T20I score for India, surpassing Rohit Sharma's 118 against Sri Lanka in 2017.

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He reached the landmark in 53 balls during the penultimate over of India’s innings with a six over deep mid-wicket off pace bowler Fareed Ahmad.

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Thanks to Virat Kohli’s unbeaten hundred, India posted a mammoth 212/2 in their stipulated 20 overs. Stand-in skipper KL Rahul also made a handy contribution of 41-ball 62 and was also involved in a 119-run opening stand with Kohli.