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Space that you gave made me feel relaxed, I was earlier deviating from my game: Virat Kohli tells Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli is all praise for skipper Rohit Sharma for the kind of "communication" he has had with him which has helped him stay relaxed and return to his "original template". Kohli finally got his 71st international hundred in the inconsequential final Super 4 Asia Cup game against Afghanistan and the BCCI.TV had the current and former captain engaged in some serious chat and occasional banter after the game. "We will learn from these Super 4 games (Pakistan and Sri Lanka) as to where we have gone wrong. There was clear communication from the management. The space that you gave me made me feel relaxed. So when I came back (after break), I was excited about what I could contribute to team," Kohli told his "interviewer" Rohit.

Virat Kohli fires T20 World Cup warning after long-awaited ton

Virat Kohli says he was "pleasantly surprised" to get his long-awaited century in the short format as he targets more runs in the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup. Kohli on Thursday scored his 71st international ton -- his first ever in a T20 for India -- after a gap of 1,020 days to help India end the Asia Cup with a crushing win over Afghanistan in Dubai.

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Score

With both teams already set to meet in the final of the Asia Cup, the final Super 4 match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan is effectively a dead rubber, but will play out as a prelude to the summit clash on Sunday. Both teams will go into the match having won their last three matches -- with India and Afghanistan on both teams' win-lists. While Sri Lanka won their two Super 4 matches with relative ease, Pakistan almost faltered in a low-scoring chase against Afghanistan, but pacer Naseem Shah turned out to be their saviour with two last-over sixes to take them over the line. With the final also set to be played at the same venue, the match will offer an opportunity to both teams to get a feel of the pitch, ground and conditions.

Graph: How Mohammad Rizwan overtook Babar Azam as No 1 T20 batsman

Pakistan have hit a purple patch in T20 cricket and it is reflected in the rankings table.

Watch: Virat Kohli Celebrates In Special Fashion After Ending 1021-Day Century Drought

It was the end of a 1021-day wait. In those days, Virat Kohli, one of India's most prolific scorers ever in cricket, could not hit a century. Before that drought came, Kohli scored 70 tons in international cricket. The wait for the 71st was long but it has finally ended. Against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup on Thursday, Kohli ultimately finished of 122* off just 61 balls, which is the highest individual T20I score for India. He surpassed Rohit Sharma's 118 against Sri Lanka in Indore in 2017. He has also now equalled Ricky Ponting's mark of 71 international centuries. Only Sachin Tendulkar (100) has scored more tons than Kohli and Ponting in international cricket.

Watch: Virat Kohli Smashes Elusive 71st Century With Six In Asia Cup Match vs Afghanistan

Virat Kohli hit his first international century since November 2019 with his maiden T20 ton for India as his side piled up 212-2 against Afghanistan at the Asia Cup on Thursday. The star batsman stood unbeaten on 122 off 61 deliveries with 12 fours and six sixes in Dubai after India were put in to bat in their last Super Four contest after being eliminated from the tournament. Kohli, 33, hit a four and a six off pace bowler Fareed Ahmad to reach his first India ton in nearly three years -- his last hundred coming in a Test against Bangladesh.

Virat Kohli Finally Ends Century Drought After Close To Three Years With Scintillating Knock vs Afghanistan

Virat Kohli finally ended a long wait, one which had started from November, 2019, when he last scored a century in international cricket. On Thursday, the wait of more than two years and nine months ended when the former Indian cricket team captain reached the triple-figure mark with six off Fareed Ahmad in the 19th over of the Asia Cup Super 4 match against Afghanistan. That shot meant that after almost three years, Kohli hit a ton - which was his 71st century across formats! With an authoritative pull shot against Fareed Ahmad's short ball, he cleared the deep mid-wicket boundary to reach the momentous mark.

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.

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Space that you gave made me feel relaxed, I was earlier deviating from my game: Virat Kohli tells Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli fires T20 World Cup warning after long-awaited ton

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan, Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Score

Graph: How Mohammad Rizwan overtook Babar Azam as No 1 T20 batsman

Watch: Virat Kohli Celebrates In Special Fashion After Ending 1021-Day Century Drought

Watch: Virat Kohli Smashes Elusive 71st Century With Six In Asia Cup Match vs Afghanistan

Virat Kohli Finally Ends Century Drought After Close To Three Years With Scintillating Knock vs Afghanistan

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