India vs West Indies: Virat Kohli mesmerised by Vizag's beauty ahead of 2nd T20I
Cricket | October 23, 2018 19:04 ISTAs the team landed Vizag, skipper Kohli couldn't resist himself taking a selfie with the 'City Of Destiny' in the background.
As the team landed Vizag, skipper Kohli couldn't resist himself taking a selfie with the 'City Of Destiny' in the background.
Kohli is the world's No.1 batsman in both the Test and one-day formats and is just 81 runs short of becoming the fastest to reach 10,000 ODI runs.
Comparing Kohli with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar, Ganguly claimed that the current showstopper acts as an inspiration to his teammates.
In Guwahati, India unleashed their batting might as Kohli and opener Rohit Sharma, arguably the two best batsmen in the 50-over game at the moment, smashed big hundreds in quick time.
The 29-year-old batsman made his 14th ODI hundred, scoring 140 runs off 107 balls in his 50th innings as India skipper.
Watching India's easy win over the underdogs, Ganguly predicted that it won't be difficult for the men-in-blue to seal the five-match series too.
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who claimed three wickets, was full of praise for the "legends of the game".
Virat Kohli's knock on Sunday - the 36th ODI hundred and the 60th international ton - took him closer to the 10,000-run mark in ODI cricket.
The ‘Hitman’ scored his sixth 150+ score, which is the highest by any player in the ODI cricket.
Making a mockery of what looked like a stiff 323-run target, the home team cantered to the win with 7.5 overs to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Shimron Hetmyer's 106 was the high point of their innings and the skipper said he could have gone a bit deeper.
Jadeja returned with 2 for 66 run figures as West Indies put up a rampaging batting show after being sent in by Kohli.
Kohli (140) and Rohit (152 not out) shared a massive 246-run partnership for the second wicket as India mowed down a challenging 323-run target with 7.5 overs to spare.
Making a mockery of what looked like a stiff 323-run target, the home team cantered to the win with 7.5 overs to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Making mockery of what looked like a stiff 323-run target, the home team cantered to the win with 7.5 overs to spare, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Rohit Sharma scored his 20th ODI century off 84 balls in the first ODI against West Indies at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati.
Virat Kohli scored his 36th One Day International century off 88 balls to put India in a commanding position against West Indies in the first match of the five-ODI series.
India played better in South Africa than what they managed in England but ended up losing both the high-profile series.
Rayudu amassed 175 runs, averaging 43.75 from six innings in the Asia Cup, virtually sealing his place for the experimental No. 4 slot.
Kohli is expected try out a new combination in the middle order that will see Rishabh Pant make his ODI debut, following his exploits in the longest format.
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