New Delhi: Former Team India captain Virat Kohli has now returned to his old rhythm. He now looks even more aggressive than ever. Proof of this is that he has completed the first century of his career in the T20 International format. which Kohli could not do this feat so far. Kohli scored a century while opening the innings in the match played against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday (September 8). But, now one thing has been revealed Virat spoke to a player before scoring a century.
This player is none other than South African legend AB de Villiers, who was a fellow of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). This has also been revealed by ABD himself through social media. He wrote in his social media post, "When I spoke to him yesterday, I understood that something was going on. Very well played, my friend.'' This shows that Kohli spoke to de Villiers before scoring a century. After this, there was some magic that Kohli scored a century. This is the 71st century of Kohli's international career. In this way, he has equalled former Australia captain Ricky Ponting (71 centuries). Both are second in terms of most centuries. While Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has the most 100 centuries.
Apart from de Villiers, many other legends, relatives and fans have congratulated Kohli on his 71st century. It also stars Kohli's sister Bhavana. She wrote in an Instagram post, 'Roar like a lion. Work speaks more.' Former Cricketer Suresh Raina wrote in his post, 'Very happy for Kohli, who scored his first century in T20 International cricket.' At the same time, former spinner Harbhajan Singh wrote, 'Very brilliant Kohli. Very happy to see the century.'
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