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"My 60s Became Failures...": Virat Kohli After Ending Century Drought In Asia Cup

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Thursday ended a long wait before finally scoring his first century in nearly three years. Kohli, who last scored a century back in November 2019, scored an unbeaten 122 off 61 balls in the Asia Cup Super 4 clash in Dubai. While India might've failed to reach the final of the Asia Cup, Kohli's return to form has been the biggest positive, especially with the T20 World Cup scheduled to be held in Australia next month.

Virat Kohli Ends Drought With His Maiden T20 International Ton As India Win Big

Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with a maiden T20 ton for India to lead the team's 101-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday. The star batsman stood unbeaten on 122 off 61 deliveries to power India to 212-2 in Dubai after being put into bat first in their last Super Four match following their elimination from the tournament. Seam bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar then returned his T20 best of five wickets for four runs to help limit Afghanistan to 111-8 with Ibrahim Zadran unbeaten on 64.

Kohli ends drought with his maiden T20 international ton as India win big

Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with a maiden T20 ton for India to lead the team's 101-run thrashing of Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday.

Asia Cup, India vs Afghanistan Highlights: Virat Kohli’s first international ton in nearly 3 years lights up dead-rubber win over Afghanistan

Virat Kohli has got an international hundred on Thursday night. The wait for his 71st international hundred ended when he disdainfully smacked Afghanistan’s Fareed Ahmad over the mid-wicket boundary to bring up his first T20I century off just 53 balls. As he took off his helmet, raised his bat to the smattering of crowd in the stadium and kissed his wedding ring in his necklace, Kohli’s gentle smile screamed of the relief he must have felt. Probably, he would have least expected to bring up his 71st century in the shortest format while opening the innings with regular skipper Rohit Sharma opting to rest in the inconsequential match. As It HappenedOnly an event as special as this could have injected some interest in the match. His innings of unbeaten 122 off 61 balls (with 12 fours and six sixes), which had one blemish when he was dropped on 28 by Ibrahim Zadran at deep mid-wicket off captain Mohammad Nabi, helped India post a mammoth total of 212/2.

"Intezaar Khatam": Here's How The World Reacted To Virat Kohli's 71st Century

India star batter Virat Kohli ended his century drought, reaching the three-figure mark against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup Super 4 match in Dubai. Kohli smashed an unbeaten 122 of 61, the highest score by a batter in T20Is for India, as India posted a mammoth total of 212/2. This was Kohli's 71st century in international, and his first since November 2019. As Kohli scored his maiden T20I century, people from all walks of life took to Twitter to hail the 33-year-old batter.

Virat Kohli ends three-year wait for 71st century in Asia Cup against Afghanistan

Virat Kohli ended his nearly three-year long wait for an international century on Thursday as he cracked an unbeaten 122 against Afghanistan at the Asia Cup in Dubai on Thursday.

Blast from the past: Legends of world cricket getting ready to go toe to toe across two leagues

Asia Cup ends in Dubai and before the World Cup starts in Australia. If it comes across as an overdose, don’t say we have not warned you. Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are associated with the two different leagues in different ways.

India vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: India Look To Bow Out With A Win vs Afghanistan

IND vs AFG, Asia Cup 2022: India and Afghanistan will be squaring off in their last Asia Cup Super 4 match on Thursday, at Dubai International Stadium. Both the teams will be playing for respect as they lost their respective chances of making it into the final of the tournament, which is to be played on Sunday. India and Afghanistan lost their first two Super 4 matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, and will look to register a win before bowing out. It will be interesting to see whether the Rohit Sharma-led side would make any changes to their Playing XI or not. (Live Scorecard)

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"My 60s Became Failures...": Virat Kohli After Ending Century Drought In Asia Cup

Virat Kohli Ends Drought With His Maiden T20 International Ton As India Win Big

Kohli ends drought with his maiden T20 international ton as India win big

Asia Cup, India vs Afghanistan Highlights: Virat Kohli’s first international ton in nearly 3 years lights up dead-rubber win over Afghanistan

"Intezaar Khatam": Here's How The World Reacted To Virat Kohli's 71st Century

Virat Kohli ends three-year wait for 71st century in Asia Cup against Afghanistan

Blast from the past: Legends of world cricket getting ready to go toe to toe across two leagues

India vs Afghanistan Live Score Updates: India Look To Bow Out With A Win vs Afghanistan