Former India batter Virat Kohli proved to everyone that he had regained his old form after hitting his maiden T20I century against Afghanistan on Thursday in Dubai in their last game of Asia Cup 2022.
This was also Virat Kohli’s 71st international century and the first since he hit a ton in November 2019 in a Test against Bangladesh. He made 122* in 61 balls with six sixes and 12 fours, breaking Rohit Sharma’s record of 118- the highest T20I score by an Indian batter.
He punished every Afghani bowler including Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Rashid Khan and reached his century with a flurry of boundaries and a six to boot for.
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Before hitting those boundaries, Virat Kohli was seen doing a little dance while taking a strike to face the ball, showing that he was enjoying himself in the middle.
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Kohli added 119 runs for the first wicket with KL Rahul who made 62 runs. Kohli continued to hammer the Afghan bowlers and finally reached his ton in 53 balls. This also made him only the fourth Indian to score centuries in all three formats of international cricket after Suresh Raina, Rohit Sharma, and KL Rahul.
As he was warmly received by his teammates near the boundary, he shook hands with Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kohli said to him, “Abhi hai cricket baaki! (there is cricket still left in me).”
Later Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked 5/4 to rout Afghanistan's top order as they made 111/8 to lose the game by 101 runs.
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Kohli will now be seen in the three-T20I series against Australia at home, which will be followed by three T20Is and three ODIs against South Africa, also on home turf.
