Raipur, Dec 4: Virat Kohli’s second successive ton during the second ODI against South Africa here seemed “inevitable” as the stalwart got off the mark with a six, carrying the confidence of his first-game heroics, feels former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.
Kohli struck 102 off 93 balls here on Wednesday, his 53rd ton in the 50-over format and 84th international hundred of his career, although India lost the match by four wickets. He had scored 135 off 120 deliveries in India’s 17-run win in the first match in Ranchi.“He got off the mark with a hook for six, a shot he doesn’t often play in the air, which showed the confidence from his previous hundred. After that, unless something unfortunate happened, the hundred always seemed inevitable,” said Gavaskar. Kohli and Ruturaj (105 off 83 balls) rewrote the record for India’s highest third-wicket stand in ODIs, putting on a superb 195-run partnership. (PTI)
