Virat Kohli’s 71st century, like Sachin Tendulkar’s 100th, is poised to continue and has become a national obsession.
While it has been 71 innings across all formats and 838 days since he last hit a century, a hundred was once an essential part of Sachin Tendulkar’s existence.
He used to score a century in virtually every match until it abruptly stopped. Previously, the nation had been waiting for his 100th century with such fervor that it had become a national obsession.
Tendulkar waited 362 days and 33 innings for his century from Bangalore to Dhaka before scoring his 100th century in the Asia Cup 2012 against Bangladesh.
Many players, like Rahul Dravid and Ricky Ponting, have experienced similar situations, while Joe Root has ended a two-year drought in modern-day cricket. Now that he is in a period of doubt, Virat Kohli must reinvent himself in order to recover himself and finish his 71st century.
Now that he is in a period of doubt, Virat Kohli must reinvent himself in order to recover himself and finish his 71st century.
Meanwhile, Kohli is in serious difficulty since the game has abandoned him completely, and he has become assertive and domineering, rather than looking deeply into the game.
We witnessed how he got out playing an orthodox left-arm spinner who spun outside off stump on his hundredth Test at Mohali, and his decision to play so short was incorrect since he made 45 runs in 76 deliveries after Mayank’s removal.
Virat was playing cover drive and many shorts in each of the four times the moving away delivery has eaten him, but now he nicks the ball.
He was continually harshed by James Anderson for the long deliveries back in 2014, and he was nick and ejected. Virat Kohli’s last century was in Eden Garden in 2019, but the nation has been waiting for his 71st century for more than a year.
Meanwhile, Virat’s boyhood coach has stated that Virat is feeling well, that he is extremely comfortable, and that the big innings will come soon. He also added that, to be honest, Virat is playing very well, and those huge innings would come soon.
Can Virat finish his patch line? It’s a day-night pink ball test match at M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli’s Test record at Bangalore
He has produced 181 runs at 60.33 with an incredible hundred and fifties in Bangalore, and his maximum score is 103, so he must find a method to get a big hundred.
Kohli’s Test Record against SriLankan
Virat Kohli has scored 1049 runs in ten Test matches at an incredible average of 74.93 with five centuries; can he make a comeback and aim for his highest ever 71 century?
As a result, there is still hope that Virat Kohli will halt this streak and play his 71st century against the Sri Lankans. Another precious opportunity awaits him, and he may turn them into miracles and wear the golden crown on his head.
Because the country’s obsession still awaits, there will be great expectations for the day-night test as well as the nation’s obsession to overcome all doubts and achieve and finish the stretch of his 71st century.
Published By : Ankit Singh
Edited By :Khushi Thakur
