[Watch] Virat Kohli blows flying kiss to wife Anushka Sharma after 7th ton in Australia during 1st IND vs AUS BGT 2024-25 Test in Perth
Former India captain Virat Kohli blew a flying kiss to his wife Anushka Sharma after his seventh century in Australia on Sunday, November 24. The right-handed batter continued his love affair in Perth, hitting an unbeaten 100 off 143 balls, including two sixes and eight boundaries, his second ton in Perth. He hit a boundary off Marnus Labuschagne to bring up his century as the tourists declared at 487/6 to set up a massive 534-run target for Australia.
The achievement came in the 135th over of India’s second innings. Labuschagne bowled a delivery down the leg side and Kohli guided it towards deep fine leg. The fielder dived to stop the boundary but couldn’t stop the ball despite a desperate effort.
Kohli had to wait for the official confirmation before celebrating his 30th Test ton. He took off his helmet and looked above as the crowd stood up to applaud. He then blew flying kisses via bat to his wife Anushka Sharma in the stands.
Watch the moment here:
With the ton, Virat Kohli also returned to form after managing just 192 runs in his last five Tests, managing just a solitary half-century.
“Anushka has been right by my side through thick and thin” – Virat Kohli after returning to form with a century
Virat Kohli expressed his gratitude to his wife Anushka Sharma for her support after bringing up his Test century after a gap of over 10 months. The 36-year-old told Fox Sports (via Cricbuzz):
“Anushka has been right by my side through thick and thin. She knows everything that goes on behind the scenes. Knows what goes on in the head when you're not performing well. I'm not a guy who hangs around for the sake of it. I take pride in performing for the country.”
Virat Kohli enjoys a brilliant track record in Australia, having scored 1457 runs in 14 Tests, including seven tons.
Apart from Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal also slammed 161 to help India set a mammoth target for Australia in the first Test of the five-match series.
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