[WATCH]"3 f***ng years boss" - Virat Kohli's proclamation after scoring his 1st ODI century since 2019
Team India batters, including Virat Kohli, had a merry outing against Bangladesh in the third ODI on Saturday, December 10. They posted a mammoth 409-8 on the board, which eventually proved too much for the opposition.
Much of the spotlight during India's innings was on Ishan Kishan's double century, but Kohli also managed to make his presence felt by scoring a sublime hundred. And after getting to the landmark, the first time in three years he has done so in ODIs, Kohli let out a memorable quip.
"3 fuckin years boss"
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The former India skipper has struggled in the ODI format over the last year or so. Coming into the dead rubber on the back of seven sub-20 scores, the pressure was on Kohli from the word go.
The ace batter walked out to the crease following the early dismissal of Shikhar Dhawan after India were put into bat first, and took his time to settle down. His case was aided by Kishan exploding at the other end.
With the run rate being taken care of, Kohli was able to play without any additional pressure. He slowly found his groove as the innings progressed, and got to his fifty off 54 deliveries.
Kohli went from strength to strength in the partnership with Kishan before eventually reaching the three-figure mark in style. He flicked Ebadot Hossain over the fine-leg boundary to bring up his first ODI hundred since August 2019.
The former India skipper was well aware of the long gap between the two centuries. He made a mention of that to his partner at the other end, KL Rahul, while celebrating the milestone.
The ace batter said:
"Three f***ng years boss."
Kohli recently ended his century drought at the 2022 Asia Cup, where he recorded a hundred in the Super 4 stage against Afghanistan. The match-winning knock also marked his maiden T20I century and his first on the international circuit since the ton against Bangladesh in India's maiden home pink-ball Test in late 2019.
Virat Kohli eclipses Ricky Ponting with his 72nd International ton
The 91-ball 113 run effort by Virat Kohli was his 44th century in ODI cricket. That brings his overall tally in international cricket to a mammoth 72 hundreds, which is the second-highest in the history of the game.
A fabulous knock! 💯
A fabulous knock! 💯
The innings you played today deserves double the appreciation too @ishankishan51!
Wonderful knock by @imVkohli as well. Many congratulations! https://t.co/XX4PByDEj2
Kohli has moved past former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who racked up 71 tons. That leaves him only behind the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who stands firm with 100 international hundreds.
Will the former India skipper be able to overtake Sachin Tendulkar's tally in the future? Let us know what you think.