Steve Waugh becomes latest inductee to heap praise on Virat Kohli after Edgbaston heroics
Cricket | August 04, 2018 17:47 ISTSteve Waugh claimed Virat Kohli will break all records in world cricket in his latest Instagram post.
Steve Waugh claimed Virat Kohli will break all records in world cricket in his latest Instagram post.
England outdid India by 31 runs at Edgbaston, Birmingham, to take a 1-0 lead in the five-match Test series on Saturday.
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It was an engrossing duel between, Anderson and Kohli on the second day when the Indian skipper was dropped twice off the bowler on 21 and 51 by Dawid Malan.
India lost five batsmen before skipper Virat Kohli (43) and Dinesh Karthik (18) combined for a crucial unbeaten sixth-wicket partnership.
Virat Kohli has not just made the country proud but his fans are beaming with joy over his first-ever Test hundred in England.
Former India captain and IndiaTV Cricket Expert Sourav Ganguly lauded current India skipper Virat Kohli after he struck his maiden hundred on English soil on the second day of the ongoing first Test against England in Birmingham. Kohli delivered a batting exhibition in a brilliant innings of 149 to keep India in sight of England on Thursday. Ganguly said Kohli's knock will change the mindset in the Indian dressing room.
The assistant coach said that Kohli's knock will give a lot of confidence and learning to the other batsmen with a lot of cricket remaining to be played in the first Test.
While the other Indian batsmen came to a cropper, Gayle expects that Kohli's will certainly lift the spirits.
Chasing 194 to win the first Test against England, India were 110 for five at stumps on day three at Edgbaston, Birmingham, on Friday.
Many present and former cricket greats lauded Virat Kohli for his outstanding innings in Birmingham and among them was former Pakistan speedster Shoaib Akhtar.
Kohli admitted that he would have loved to take even a slender lead over England before his team fell short of matching their score by 13 runs.
Virat Kohli has scored 22 Test hundreds in his illustrious career to date. But the superlative ton he scored on Thursday has to be his greatest Test innings till date.
Virat Kohli tmade a gesture towards the dressing room where Anushka Sharma was seen beaming with pride.
Kohli struck a majestic 22nd Test hundred, as India didn't let the advantage slip on day two at Edgbaston. Thanks to his knock, India finished with only a 13-run deficit in the first innings.
After wrapping up his work in Bulgaria, Ranbir Kapoor flew to Birmingham to pay a visit to his close friend Anushka Sharma. They were joined by Indian skipper Virat Kohli, who later left for his practice.
After hitting his maiden century in England, Kohli showed a lovely gesture towards his wife Anushka Sharma by kissing his wedding ring while she was present in the stands to cheer him.
While the rest could not contribute, it was Kohli who stood tall on the second day at Edgbaston, Birmingham as he scored his 22nd Test century.
Kohli's 149, which will rank amongst one of the finest hundreds by an Indian batsman on English soil, enabled the visitors to reach 274 thereby bringing down the first innings deficit to only 13 runs.
Virat Kohli's 22nd Test hundred had 22 boundaries and a six and the unbridled joy on competing the coveted hundred was palpable as he let out a wild roar and kissed his wedding ring.
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