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- Kohli last scored a century against Bangladesh in 2019
- 70 centuries in the name of Kohli in international cricket
- Indian fans responded to Barmy Army’s tweet
It has been a thousand days since Virat Kohli scored a century in international cricket. Kohli scored his last century in the year 2019 against Bangladesh. Kohli will be looking to regain his old form in the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup is starting from 27th of this month and will continue till 11th September.
1000 days complete after scoring a century
Today it has been 1000 days since Team India’s star batsman Virat Kohli scored a century in international cricket. Kohli’s last international century came on 23 November 2019. He then scored 136 runs against Bangladesh on the second day of the Kolkata Test match. This was Kohli’s 70th century at international level.
England’s barmy army trolled
After completing 1000 days in international cricket without Kohli, England’s barmy army tried to troll the Indian batsman. Barmy Army tweeted, ‘1000 days.’ However, this tweet drew fierce criticism from Indian fans. One fan wrote that England have not won a series against India on their soil for 3,532 days. When a fan made a joke about a particular innings of any English batsman in ODI cricket.
Kohli’s best record in international cricket
Virat Kohli may not have been able to score a century for a long time, but his record in international cricket is very impressive. Virat Kohli is currently third in the list of most international centuries. In this case, he is only one century behind the second-ranked Ricky Ponting.
Most centuries in international cricket
Sachin Tendulkar – 34357 100 centuries in 664 matches
Ricky Ponting – 560 matches, 27483 runs, 71 centuries
Virat Kohli – 463 matches, 23726 runs, 70 centuries
Kumar Sangakkara – 594 matches, 28016 runs 63 centuries
Jacques Kallis – 519 matches, 25534 runs, 62 centuries
Got out repeatedly on balls outside the off-stump
Virat Kohli’s dismissal pattern has been very similar in the last 2-3 years. Kohli has been dismissed on several occasions on balls going outside the off stump. Especially by playing cover drives, he gets out. Virat Kohli has scored many runs on such shots, but when the form is bad, the player is bound to make mistakes.
Hope for good performance from Kohli in Asia Cup
Virat Kohli was rested for the West Indies tour. Also, he is not part of the squad for the current Zimbabwe tour as well. Now Kohli will directly enter the team through the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup is starting from 27th of this month and will continue till 11th September. India has to play its first match against Pakistan in that tournament.
