Virat Kohli Birthday: 5 best innings of Virat Kohli, sixes were saved by good bowlers!

Shivam Bangwal November 5, 2021

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Virat Kohli Birthday: Of course, the captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli, has not been in the old rhythm for some time now. His bat has not hit any century for the last 2 years, but even now the statistics of Virat Kohli, he is included in the great batsmen of the world. Kohli has 70 centuries in international cricket. Only Ricky Ponting (71 centuries) and Sachin Tendulkar (100 centuries) are ahead of him. Kohli has so far scored 23159 runs in international cricket. He is at number 7 in terms of most runs. Today (November 5) is Virat Kohli’s 33rd birthday. On this special occasion, let’s see the 5 best innings played by him.

133 not out against Sri Lanka in Hobart (2012) – This innings played against Sri Lanka during the CB Tri-Series in Australia in 2012 is one of Virat’s best innings. In this match played against Sri Lanka, Kohli scored an unbeaten 133 off 86 balls. With the help of this innings, India had scored 321 runs in 37 overs. The way Kohli had beaten Lasith Malinga’s balls in this match, it remained a topic of discussion for a long time. Kohli had scored 24 runs in an over of Malinga.

183 runs against Pakistan in Asia Cup (2012) – Kohli played a brilliant innings in this pressure match played against Pakistan in Dhaka. In the match, Pakistan had scored 329 runs while batting first. India’s first wicket was dismissed on zero in the form of Gautam Gambhir. After this, Virat Kohli came out to bat and removed all the pressure. Kohli made his career highest score of 183 runs with the help of 22 fours and 1 six. Thanks to this innings, India won the match in 48 overs.

82 not out against Australia in T20 World Cup (2016) – This year Kohli was in the best form. He played a match-winning innings in the 2016 T20 World Cup match at the Mohali Cricket Ground. In this match, Kohli had a tremendous beating of James Faulkner’s balls. Kohli scored an unbeaten 82 in the match and led the team to victory.

149 runs against England (2018) – Virat Kohli’s tour of England in 2014 was very bad. In 2018, Kohli compensated for this and performed brilliantly. Kohli played an important innings of 149 runs in the first match played in Birmingham. In this match, other Indian batsmen were seen struggling and no batsman could score more than 26 runs. At the same time, Kohli dominated the bowlers and scored 149 runs.

115 against Australia in Adelaide (2014) – Once again Kohli batted brilliantly against Australia in Australia. The innings of 115 runs played by him in this match is one of the best innings. Kohli scored 115 runs in the first innings of the Test, thanks to which the team was able to score 444 runs.