Key Highlights :
1. Virat Kohli has finally got his 28th Test hundred.
2. There were no clenched fists, no imaginary upper-cut like a pro boxer, and no giant leap in celebration.
3. There wasn’t any customary cuss word either.
4. Instead, there was just relief written all over his face.
5. Kohli kissed his wedding ring tied to his necklace and acknowledged the crowd, unlike when he had completed a half-century.
6. During those 40 long months, Test runs dried up and average dipped to a lowly 25.
7. There was criticism all around and his legion of fans were kept waiting for the day when he would play a special knock to warm their hearts.
8. Great players have the knack of conquering the odds, and Sunday Kohli crossed a major hurdle with the fighting spirit of a champion.
9. Kohli had to channelise his inner Muhammad Ali, who won the scrappy 12-round tactical battle against Joe Frazier in 1974.
10. It wasn’t Kohli the fire-fighter who hit a spectacular straight six against Pakistan’s Haris Rauf at the MCG during the T20 World Cup last year. It was the scrappy Kohli, who was only looking at the three-figure mark at any cost.
India’s captain Virat Kohli hit his 28th Test century, against Australia, in Ahmedabad.
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