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‘Message must have gone inside Virat that ‘Are you people doubting my ability?’: Ashwin on Kohli’s celebrations post ODI centuries against South Africa | Cricket News

‘Message must have gone inside Virat that ‘Are you people doubting my ability?’: Ashwin on Kohli’s celebrations post ODI centuries against South Africa | Cricket News

With his knock of 102 runs against South Africa in the second ODI at Raipur, Virat Kohli scored his second successive century of the series in as many matches. Kohli’s century at Raipur was also the 11th time that the Indian batsman scored back-to-back hundreds in ODI cricket and the 37-year-old celebrated both centuries in his all aggressive style pumping up the fists and jumping. With all the talk about him now playing in only one format and Kohli also playing in Vijay Hazare trophy later this year, former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the celebrations are to answer the cricketing world about ‘doubting Virat Kohli’ and the cricketer answering the doubts with the centuries. “We understand what’s the journey inside him. Let’s not forget to understand why is Virat celebrating like that? What is he thinking? What has he gone through? Let’s not forget that Virat left Test cricket. And Virat and Test cricket have been very very synchronous. He likes Test cricket very much. He always wants to play but he has left …

India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Aided by dew, visitors show batting might to complete big chase and level three-match series | Cricket News

India vs South Africa, 2nd ODI: Aided by dew, visitors show batting might to complete big chase and level three-match series | Cricket News

There has been a pattern to the two ODIs of the series. India lose the toss, Virat Kohli hits a ton to take the team total to around or over 350, before a bizarre second half unfolds. With the heavy dew making it difficult for the Indian spinners to grip the ball, the game would become more of a battle against the conditions than about foxing the South African batsmen. At around the 25-overs mark in the chase, the wintry night-time conditions in central India gave the ball the feel of a wet soap, making it impossible for the spinners to work their fingers on the leather to give it a tweak. The pitches in this series, as expected, have been typically flat so the surface too is not a friend for the bowlers. Defanged under lights, they live on a prayer, waiting for the batsman to make a mistake. In Ranchi, the South Africans played a few false shots and lost the game. Chasing 350, they fell short by 17 runs. In Raipur, they …

IND vs SA: Virat Kohli cracks 84th international century, blasts consecutive ODI hundreds for record 11th time in career | Cricket News

IND vs SA: Virat Kohli cracks 84th international century, blasts consecutive ODI hundreds for record 11th time in career | Cricket News

Virat Kohli extended his 50-over purple patch in characteristic fashion, scoring his second ODI hundred in succession against South Africa at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday. Having cracked a match-winning ton in the series opener in Ranchi, Kohli picked up from where he finished as he stormed to a 90-ball century, laced with seven fours and two sixes Kohli’s knock was complemented by a rollicking hundred from Ruturaj Gaikwad who smashed his maiden century in the format in his eighth outing. Shortly after Gaikwad fell on 105, Kohli moved to his landmark ton in the over after India were asked to bat first on a belter of a strip. Successive ODI centuries were a regular feature during Kohli’s prime in the format between 2016-2018, and the most recent accomplishment marks the 11th such instance in his incredible 50-over career for India, easily the most by any player in the history of the format. Kohli extended the record-breaking feats from his previous ton, moving four centuries ahead of Sachin Tendulkar …