Star India batter Virat Kohli hit his first Test century in over three years on Day 4 of the fourth Test towards Australia. Kohli had a troublesome 2021 and 2022, failing to succeed in three figures in over 1,200 days. However, since scoring his first T20I century throughout the Asia Cup final yr, Kohli hasn’t seemed again. The 34-year-old completed the T20 World Cup in Australia final yr because the main run-scorer after which hit three ODI centuries together with two — 113 and 166 not out — towards Sri Lanka in January, earlier this yr.
Kohli’s twenty eighth Test ton comes as an enormous increase for him and Team India, heading into June’s World Test Championship remaining towards Australia.
After the conclusion of the fourth and remaining Test, Kohli was concerned in a candid chat with former India captain and present head coach Rahul Dravid.
In the video, Dravid teased Kohli by saying that he needed to wait sixteen months to look at his Test century from the dressing room.
“You made me wait for a long time (since I became the coach). But what a beauty and it was an absolute privilege to watch the way you constructed your innings,” stated Dravid in a video shared on BCCI.television.
Kohli acknowledged Dravid for his form gesture and stated that he loved his day out within the center.
“Thanks for your kind words Rahul bhai. As far as approaching this inning is concerned. I knew that I was playing well even in the test matches before we played this one. To be fair, it was a really good wicket to bat on,” stated Kohli.
Kohli additionally urged whereas batting on the Ahmedabad pitch wasn’t tough, the Australian workforce made life tough for him with their attacking 7-2 (seven gamers contained in the interior circle and simply two exterior) area placement.
“But having said that I think the Australian whatever the little help was there in the wicket I think they utilised it really well. Their consistency to bowl in the little rough was created through Mitchell Starc‘s bowling for Nathan Lyon and the opposite off-spinner (Todd Murphy) as well. They capitalised on it really well. The fact that they put 7-2 field most of the time for me. It meant that I have to be patient and trust my defence and that’s the template I have already played with in Test cricket,” he added.
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