With his 30th Test century against Australia in Perth, Virat Kohli stormed back into form.
Finally, the wait is over! On Day 3 of the first Test at Optus Stadium in Perth, Virat Kohli reached the three-figure mark against Australia, marking his 30th Test century. With just two Test hundreds in the previous four years, the 36-year-old Kohli came to Australia under a lot of pressure. Kohli left the Perth Test after just five runs in the first innings, making it a disastrous match.But in the second inning, the right-handed batter made it matter. The seasoned player is in his element, as evidenced by Kohli's picture-perfect straight shot off Australia skipper Pat Cummins' bowling at the start of his innings.
The hosts were in danger when the famous Kohli cover drive was released shortly after. Against Nathan Lyon, the seasoned batsman, who has been having trouble against spin lately, also showed measured footwork.
Ultimately, in the 135th over of India's second innings, Kohli reached his 81st international century off Marnus Labuschagne's bowling. There were eight fours and two sixes in the former India captain's innings.
After his century, Kohli said Adam Gilchrist, "I'm not a guy who hangs around for the sake of it." I'm proud to perform for the nation.
Virat Kohli has now scored nine centuries against the same opponent overall and seven in Test cricket in Australia. Only Jack Hobbs has more hundreds by a visiting hitter in Australia than Kohli, who currently shares second place with Wally Hammond (9).
Virat Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar, who has six Test hundreds in Australia, as a consequence of this century. With ten hundreds in all formats, Kohli leads all visiting batters in Australia. Additionally, this marks Kohli's second century in Test cricket in Perth.
As of right now, Virat Kohli is the Indian player with the most Test hundreds in an away nation. He has seven Test tons, just like Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar has as many hundreds in the West Indies as Kohli has in Australia, where he has scored seven hundred.
India leads by almost 500 thanks to Virat Kohli.
To guarantee that the visitors take a lead of more than 500, Virat Kohli continued where Yashasvi Jaiswal had left off. In the first Test, Pat Cummins and company were looking down the barrel after the actions of Day 3 by Kohli and Jaiswal.
Despite getting bowled out for 150 in the first innings, India has not made a mistake. After taking five wickets to dismiss Australia for 104 in the first innings, Jasprit Bumrah first made the decision to assume the role of captain.
India thereby gained a 46-point lead. After that, opening batsman KL Rahul produced 77 runs to fully complement Yashasvi Jaiswal's effort of 161.
The momentum was subsequently maintained by Virat Kohli, who ultimately finished undefeated at 100.
India announced their second innings as soon as Kohli reached his century, putting Australia's target for the Perth Test at 534. In the second innings, India declared with a score of 487/6.
At 38 off 27 balls, Nitish Kumar Reddy remained undefeated alongside Kohli.
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