Former India captain and maverick batter, Virat Kohli finally ended his Test century drought on Day 4 of the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 12 (Sunday). The charismatic right-handed batter recorded his 28th Test and 75th international hundred after going 1,204 days without a Test ton. While Kohli finally got the monkey off his back, there was a moment earlier on Day 4 when the Indian superstar survived a close run out chance.
The incident occurred in the 109th over of India's innings when Kohli clipped the ball on the leg side and set off for a quick single. KS Bharat, who was at the non-striker's end, took a couple of steps before sending Kohli back. While turning back, Kohli seemed to have lost his footing and slipped but managed to rush back inside the crease in the nick of time.
Kohli was furious with the indecision and he let Bharat know about it with a stare and scream. Ravi Shastri, who was on air at the time, said 'if looks could kill' upon watching Kohli's reaction.
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Meanwhile, Kohli ended his century drought in red-ball cricket that has lasted for 1,205 days. The Indian superstar had last cracked a ton in Test cricket in November 2019 against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata.
The swashbuckling batter brought up his century with a single off Nathan Lyon's over. Kohli took 241 balls to reach three figures and smashed just five boundaries in his resilient knock. It was Kohli's second-slowest ton in Test cricket.
Prior to his century in Ahmedabad, Kohli had gone 41 innings without scoring a century in Tests. During this time period, Kohli managed to score only six half-centuries in red-ball cricket. Also, this was Kohli's third century in 2023 after his two ODI hundreds against Sri Lanka earlier in the year.
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