Google India's social media post for Delhi vs Andhra VHT clash after Virat Kohli's century goes viral

Virat Kohli made a memorable return to domestic cricket by playing in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Delhi after a gap of 15 years. The former India captain marked his comeback with a stunning 131-run knock that helped Delhi to register a comfortable win against Andhra in their opener clash of the fifty-over domestic tournament at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru.

Kohli registered his 58th List A hundred and also achieved a massive career milestone. He became only the ninth player in cricket history and the second Indian after Sachin Tendulkar to complete 16,000 List A runs. Remarkably, Kohli reached the milestone in just 330 innings.

Fans were disappointed as they were unable to witness Kohli's masterclass because the match was not live-streamed. Many supporters repeatedly searched for live updates and scorecards during the game. Capturing this frenzy, Google India took to social media and posted that searches for “Virat Kohli Vijay Hazare Trophy live” were spiking rapidly. Their humorous post, which read “Refreshing 181818 times on Search, quickly went viral and perfectly summed up the excitement among fans.

Delhi vs Andhra

Kohli's century helped Delhi to register a four-wicket victory over Andhra in their opening Group D match of the VHT. Kohli (131, 101 balls) was ably supported by Nitish Rana (77, 55b) and Priyansh Arya (74, 44b) as Delhi scaled down a challenging target of 299 in 37.4 overs.

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Kohli's last international outing

Kohli, who already retired from Tests and T20Is, recently featured in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, where he scored two centuries and one half-century as the Shubman Gill-led side clinched the series 2-1.