Virat Kohli century - (Source: AFP)
Virat Kohli is looking unstoppable at the moment in white-ball format as the right-handed batter brought up his 53rd fifty-over century in the ongoing 2nd ODI vs South Africa. Virat, who also scored a ton in the first ODI in Ranchi, slammed an 90-ball hundred in the ongoing game.
Virat Kohli inches closer to Sachin Tendulkar's tally
Talking about Virat's magical knock, it featured seven fours and two solitary sixes. The white-ball talisman is on a roll with the bat as he is now inching close to the 100-ton club. It was a 37-year-old's 84th international hundred and is just 16 centuries away from equally Sachin Tendulkar's tally.
Virat is only active in ODIs and face a mammoth task to score 16 centuries with limited fifty-over games in the next few years. Nonetheless, the ton has reignited the hopes of entering that club which once seemed impossible after Virat announced retirement from Tests and ODIs.
Virat Kohli seals the berth for ODI World Cup
Prior to the series, Virat was under the scanner after an underwhelming series in Australia. However, he has silenced the critics with back-to-back hundreds. Further, there was a out of outside noise surrounding his alleged rifts with Gautam Gambhir over his spot for ODI World Cup 2027.
It will be fair to say that irrespective of what is happening behind the scenes, his on-field show has certainly secured him a berth for the upcoming fifty-over tournament in South Africa. Shedding light on the match, at the time of writing this article, Virat Kohli has returned to the pavilion right after his century and amassed 102 (93) and India are 284/4 after 39 overs. It is a special day for India fans as Ruturaj Gaikwad too slammed his maiden ODI hundred.
