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India's test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara finally got the biggest load off his chest after cracking an incredible century which ended 1,443 Test ton drought in the first Test against Bangladesh on Friday (December 16).
With this Pujara (102 off 130) brought up his 19th century in the longest format of the game at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram.
This was also the fastest of his career as he took the Bangladesh bowling attack to cleaners to reach the milestone in just 130 balls. While there was a genuine delight on Pujara's face; it is ex-captain Virat Kohli whose reaction to Pujara's effort has gone viral.
Kohli, who was the non-striker's end was visibly overjoyed as Pujara celebrated his incredible century and gave the current Indian vice-captain a warm embrace. The reaction won the hearts of cricket fans as the video was widely shared on social media with Indian cricket lovers showering praise on Kohli.
Here's the video…
Kohli is always seen celebrating his teammate's achievements to the full extent in his own style. Last week when Ishan Kishan completed a double century in the third ODI, Kohli raised his bat prematurely in a rather hilarious incident. Ultimately when Kishan got to the milestone, Kohli shook a leg and performed 'Bhangra' in the middle with him.
Talking about the match, India have set Bangladesh a massive target of 513 runs. Earlier in the day, the hosts were bowled out for just 150 runs giving the visitors a massive 254-run first innings lead. Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara both scored tons for India on Day 3 as they declared at 258-2 towards the end of the day. Kuldeep Yadav was the star of the show with the ball for India as took a five-wicket haul on his comeback to the team after 22 months. He had earlier scored a gritty knock of 40 with the bat. Mohammed Siraj chipped in with three vital wickets.
