Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli reacts to Rohit Sharma's Hindi during their post-match chat after India's 101-run win over Afghanistan.

[Sachin Tendulkar](https://indianexpress.com/about/sachin-tendulkar/) is still way ahead with 100 international tons. “I was shocked to score a century in this format. [Suresh Raina](https://indianexpress.com/about/suresh-raina/), KL Rahul (2), Rohit Sharma (4), [Deepak Hooda](https://indianexpress.com/about/deepak-hooda/) and Suryakumar Yadav. The entire country was waiting and I am sure even you were waiting. [KL Rahul](https://indianexpress.com/about/kl-rahul/), and made the most of the opportunity. In today’s knock, we saw you were finding the gaps nicely, playing good strokes.

Asia Cup 2022: KL Rahul was not best pleased when asked if Virat Kohli should be opening for India in T20Is, after he scored a brilliant century against ...

"As a player, you always want to be perfect or you want to challenge yourself towards excellency, he has always been that player. "In that dressing room, none of us are surprised to see what he has done today. Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). There has been no change in his mindset, attitude, and work ethic in the last 2-3 years. There has been no difference in the way he prepares for the game. That has been a learning for our entire group," he went on to say. As a team, it is important for every player to get time out in the middle," Rahul said. You all know Virat Kohli, you have been watching him for so many years, it is not like he will only score centuries if he opens the batting, if he bats at No.3, he can then also score centuries. [Virat Kohli](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/967-virat-kohli-playerprofile) finally ended the wait for his 71st international ton as he registered his first T20I century and he went on to play an unbeaten knock of 122 runs off just 61 balls against Afghanistan in India's final Super 4 clash of the ongoing Asia Cup on Thursday at Dubai International Stadium. His contributions have been phenomenal in the last 2-3 years," said Rahul. Kohli's innings in the clash against Afghanistan was studded with 12 fours and 6 sixes. KL Rahul When Asked If Virat Kohli Should Open In T20Is

Guwahati: Virat Kohli brought up his 71st century against Afghanistan in the Super Four encounter in Asia Cup 2022 at the Dubai International Stadium on.

I have been working hard and this was just a moment that was very special for me and the team as well. I was a bit shocked as this was the format I least expected for a century to come any time soon. Unlike the Kohli of the past, the former captain did not punch the air in delight but looked up to the night sky and wore a surprised look on his face as he went past the 3-figure mark. Questions were asked about Virat Kohli’s place in the T20I side in the lead-up to the Asia Cup. You see me standing like this right now and all the things being put in perspective have been done by one person, who stood by me through all these difficult times that is Anushka,” Virat Kohli told after hitting 6 sixes and 12 boundaries in Dubai. Kohli scored a 61-ball 122 not out against Afghanistan in an Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 match, ending a 1020-day wait which became one of the biggest talking points in the Indian cricket community.

Virat Kohli, in the Asia Cup super 4 match against Afghanistan, secured the elusive 71st international ton. Shortly after the match, he was interviewed by ...

I am very happy from the team’s point of view that I am back to playing in my template, which I was going away from because I was too desperate to do something which I was not in my game. We know how good we feel as a team in the change room and for us, the next two series against top teams are a chance to establish those good habits and be very consistent as a team and make good decisions under pressure. It was the first time in many years that I did not touch my bat, I got a lot of things in perspective from your end, management and the communication was clear that just let me bat. I removed that from my system in this tournament and that helped because I could return to my template. I think that was needed for me, that space which was given to me by everyone that helped me relax in that phase and after I came back, I was excited thinking about what I could contribute for the team. The men in blue eventually won the match by 101 runs and Kohli was adjudged as the player of the match.

The Rohit Sharma-Virat Kohli interview, after India's 101-run win vs Afghanistan started on a lighter note. After Rohit's 56-second-long question in Hindi, ...

After Rohit's long question in Hindi, Kohli could not control his laughter. (You are talking to me in pure Hindi for the first time) And we are improving and learning from the mistakes. Also get updates on [Asia Cup 2022](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/asia-cup). After Rohit's 56-second-long question in Hindi, Kohli could not control his laughter. India captain Rohit Sharma decided to sit out, allowing KL Rahul and Kohli to open the innings for India. While there is nothing new to add about the class they ooze when on the cricket field, batting together, fans were treated to something special when Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma interviewed each other after India's 101-run victory against Afghanistan in their last Super 4 match in Dubai on Thursday. Kohli ended up with 122* off 61 balls, bettering Rohit Sharma's record for the highest individual score by an Indian in the shortest format of the game. Everyone in India was waiting for your 71st hundred but I'm sure your wait was bigger. We will learn from the mistakees. Watch Video: Virat Kohli in splits after Rohit Sharma's question in Hindi. It proved to be a masterstroke as Kohli and Rahul registered a 119-run stand - the highest of the tournament so far - to get off to a dream start after Afghanistan opted to bowl.

Last two and a half years have taught me a lot. I am going to turn 34 in a month. So those angry celebrations are a thing of the past,” said Kohli after ...

"Time away from the game gave me a good chance to sit back and observe a lot of things about me. "I know there was a lot of stuff going outside. What surprised me was my 60s became failures; quite shocking for me, batting pretty well and contributing but doesn't seem to be enough," said Kohli after the win. So those angry celebrations are a thing of the past," a smiling Kohli said during the innings break of India's last Asia Cup match against Afghanistan. The team has been open and helpful." Someone who is very assured of his craft and in a happy place.

He dropped his desperate six-lust, re-focussed on pinging the gaps, and blended his intent to score quickly with his old batting blueprint.

Now it has been decluttered.The result was the return of the old Kohli, emphatic and energetic, a man in control of himself. It was always the way he batted in T20s but for a brief period when there used to be a lull in his middle-over game, when he was trying too hard to be someone else, when he compromised his successful template for an unnatural, forced blueprint. I can when the situation demands, but I am better at finding gaps and hitting boundaries, so as long as I can hit any boundaries, it will still serve the purpose for the team and I told the coaches as well that I am going to try to hit gaps in the field rather than thinking that I have to hit sixes to take my strike rate up in T20 cricket,” he said. Not that the innings was poor, his knock staved off utter humiliation, but it was not an innings from the Kohli batting manual. It was Kohli of the old, emphatic and energetic, a man in control of himself. Perhaps, it came after the success of West Indies in the 2016 World Cup. Like in the 2016 World Cup or the IPL season the same year, wherein he plundered four hundreds in a record tally of 973 runs. The break helped him, as did the clarity of mind that he has regained. As he had said before, he was desperate to do something different. The difference in Kohli’s changes, as admitted by him, was that it didn’t come from a place of clarity. There are different reasons, a batsman’s own quest to perfection, the flaws that automatically creep in, the invariable bad times, the pressure to perform, the burden of expectations, and in recent times, the pandemic induced gloom even as the helter-skelter scheduling continued. Changes and evolutions are part of a glorious sporting career, and those that don’t change get stuck in a plateau.

Batter's focus is back on playing good shots instead of strike-rates and six-hitting and he credits Rohit for giving him the space to figure that out.

I'm very happy that especially from the team's point of view, I'm back to being in my template I've played for a while, which I was going away from because I was desperate to do something that wasn't my game." "We can play in many ways, but my role is to play as per the situation and if it demands I have to take the scoring rate higher, I should be able to do it. "I told the coaches as well that I'm going to try and hit gaps rather than thinking I've to hit sixes to improve strike rates in T20 cricket. Rohit, who was conducting the interview, agreed that the knock against Afghanistan was a fine lesson in pacing an innings. That thing I removed from my system in this tournament, and that helped because I was able to come back to my template. When I returned, I was excited to see how I could contribute to the team. "My aim was to always to play all three formats, and I banked on good cricketing shots," he said. "I got a lot of clarity from you guys [pointing to Rohit] and the team management, to just allow me to bat. Playing this way was important for me because the World Cup is big and if I play well, I can contribute big for the team. In trying to push the bar, Kohli also brought out shots he doesn't often play, like the conventional sweep. "Personally, since I've come back from a break where I didn't touch the bat for the longest time in the 13-14 years I've played, a lot of things were put into perspective," Kohli told Rohit in a chat on BCCI's official portal. In turn, Kohli credited the "space" Rohit and [Rahul Dravid](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rahul-dravid-28114)gave him upon his return from a [six-week break](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-ind-asia-cup-2022-virat-kohli-after-71st-century-time-away-from-game-taught-me-a-lot-1333657)for the recent success.

Opening the batting in absebnnce of skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli scored his 71st international 100 against Afghanistan on Thursday, September 8, 2022.

"In that dressing room, none of us is surprised to see what he has done today. "As a player, you always want to be perfect or you want to challenge yourself towards excellency, he has always been that player. There has been no difference in the way he prepares for the game. His contributions have been phenomenal in the last 2-3 years," said Rahul. There has been no change in his mindset, attitude, and work ethic in the last 2-3 years. "He has been working on his game and that worked beautifully today.

Virat Kohli ended a long wait for a century when he smashed his maiden T20I ton and a 71st hundred overall during the match against Afghanistan in Asia Cup ...

Also get updates on [Asia Cup 2022](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/asia-cup). I got that out of my system and I am back with my template," the master batter had said. The cricket fraternity also sent its wishes to Kohli as he breached the three-figure mark and on Friday, Indian Premier League franchise Chennai Super Kings put out a four-tweet thread that won over the fans. It is not always that in T20 cricket, to get the strike-rate up, you need to only hit sixes. "I banked on good cricketing shots and six hitting is not a big strength of mine. The former Indian captain also broke Rohit Sharma's record to register the highest individual score by an Indian in a T20I innings.

Batter's focus is back on playing good shots instead of strike-rates and six-hitting and he credits Rohit for giving him the space to figure that out.

I'm very happy that especially from the team's point of view, I'm back to being in my template I've played for a while, which I was going away from because I was desperate to do something that wasn't my game." "We can play in many ways, but my role is to play as per the situation and if it demands I have to take the scoring rate higher, I should be able to do it. "I told the coaches as well that I'm going to try and hit gaps rather than thinking I've to hit sixes to improve strike rates in T20 cricket. Rohit, who was conducting the interview, agreed that the knock against Afghanistan was a fine lesson in pacing an innings. That thing I removed from my system in this tournament, and that helped because I was able to come back to my template. When I returned, I was excited to see how I could contribute to the team. "My aim was to always to play all three formats, and I banked on good cricketing shots," he said. "I got a lot of clarity from you guys [pointing to Rohit] and the team management, to just allow me to bat. Playing this way was important for me because the World Cup is big and if I play well, I can contribute big for the team. In trying to push the bar, Kohli also brought out shots he doesn't often play, like the conventional sweep. "Personally, since I've come back from a break where I didn't touch the bat for the longest time in the 13-14 years I've played, a lot of things were put into perspective," Kohli told Rohit in a chat on BCCI's official portal. In turn, Kohli credited the "space" Rohit and [Rahul Dravid](http://www.espncricinfo.com/player/rahul-dravid-28114)gave him upon his return from a [six-week break](https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/afg-vs-ind-asia-cup-2022-virat-kohli-after-71st-century-time-away-from-game-taught-me-a-lot-1333657)for the recent success.

Sharing his views on Kohli's post-match quote on his wife Anushka, former Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akhtar hailed the power couple.

Like us on [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.robo.ndtv.cricket&hl=en)or [iOS](https://itunes.apple.com/in/app/ndtv-cricket/id418320331?mt=8). Sharing his views on Kohli's post-match quote on his wife Anushka, former Pakistan pacer [Shoaib Akhtar](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/381-shoaib-akhtar-playerprofile) hailed the power couple. [Virat Kohli](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/967-virat-kohli-playerprofile) credited his wife Anushka Sharma for having his back, especially when nothing was going right for the star batter. [Asia cup 2022](https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-2022)and check out [Schedule](https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-2022/schedules-fixtures), [Points table](https://sports.ndtv.com/asia-cup-2022/points-table)and [Live Score](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/live-scores). Akhtar labelled Anushka an "iron lady", while also describing Kohli as the "man made of steel". Keep growing and you are a very good person. This hundred is dedicated to her and for our little daughter Vamika as well." "Virat Kohli stated in his post-match interview that 'she's seen the worst side of me', vo apni begum ke baare me baat kar rahe the (He was talking about his wife). You are an iron lady and he is the man made with steel, Mr. The next 29 centuries will drain you mentally, but you will always be remembered as the greatest in the history of cricket," he added. After scoring the ton against Afghanistan, Virat Kohli had said: "And I kissed my ring in the celebration as well. [Ricky Ponting](https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/players/348-ricky-ponting-playerprofile).

Gautam Gambhir, in his rather “honest” take on the much-awaited ton, revealed that Kohli was the only one who survived this long drought and that none would ...

And I'm not trying to be critical of him but he has earned that just because he has got loads of runs in the past. However, Kohli made a superb return to the format scoring couple of fifties in the Asia Cup before he reached his 71st international century, in the format he least expected. It is only Virat Kohli and he has earned that.” “Eventually it had to happen and it happened at the right time as well. [India ](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/indian-cricket-team)captain [Virat Kohli](https://www.hindustantimes.com/topic/virat-kohli) on Thursday ended his century drought with a magnificent and [ unbeaten 122 against Afghanista](https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/virat-kohli-shatters-8-records-surpasses-sachin-tendulkar-ricky-ponting-rohit-sharma-with-scintillating-century-vs-afghanistan-asia-cup-101662647587293.html)n in India's Super 4 tie in Asia Cup 2022. In 83 innings since the, across formats, Kohli has struggled to score yet another three-figure mark.

Virat Kohli's century against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup 2022 came as an opener. Kohli usually plays at the No. 3 spot for India in T20Is. Ravi Shastri feels ...

With two half-centuries and a hundred to his name in the Asia Cup, Kohli ended the tournament as the top-scoring player with 276 runs to his name at an average of 92. Virat Kohli's century as an opener in the Asia Cup has given the BCCI selection committee plenty to think about. However, the fact that Kohli's ton came as an opener and not at No.

While Harbhajan Singh would prefer Virat Kohli as an opener, Sunil Gavaskar suggests it to be a plan B in case one of the two openers are unavailable.

He has opened the batting for India against England a couple of years back if I recall correctly. He and Rohit Sharma opened the batting against England. He has opened for India, Gavaskar told India Today. When he opened the innings for RCB, he scored 973 runs in one season. So you can maybe look to include another batter or whoever the selection committee thinks would be an ideal fit. “Indian team needs to see what they need to do going forward whether they want to have a combo of Virat Kohli and Rohit starting the innings and KL bat at No. “He has opened innings even in franchise cricket, for RCB while he was captaining. Popular gadgets including laptop, tablet and mobile specifications, features, prices, comparison. The management needs to decide whether this can be plan B or plan A. However, both had different opinions on the matter. However, Gavaskar said that Kohli opening should be considered as a second option, whereas KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma should be the primary openers for India Down Under. The off-spinner was of the view that Kohli opening the innings could work wonders for India as he had been brilliant in that role with RCB as well.