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Kohli’s 55th ODI Century Highlights Aggressive White-Ball Revival
Virat Kohli played a very fast and powerful one-day cricket innings.
He scored 139 runs without getting out.
He needed only 88 balls to make those runs.
He reached 100 runs after just 74 balls.
He hit nine sixes, which was his highest total in one ODI innings.
India was chasing 296 runs against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kohli also became the fastest player to score 15,000 ODI runs.
Aakash Chopra said that leaving Test cricket may have helped Kohli focus more on aggressive white-ball batting.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 from 88 balls against the West Indies in Thiruvananthapuram.
Kohli reached his century in 74 deliveries during India’s 296-run chase.
He hit nine sixes, the most he has struck in a single ODI innings.
Kohli became the fastest batter to reach 15,000 ODI runs, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s mark.
Former India opener Aakash Chopra said leaving Test cricket has helped unlock a new level in Kohli’s white-ball batting.
- Who
- Virat Kohli scored the century, with Aakash Chopra commenting on his performance against the West Indies.
- What
- Kohli made an unbeaten 139 from 88 balls in his 55th ODI century during a 296-run chase.
- Where
- Thiruvananthapuram.
- When
- Sunday; the article does not provide a specific date.
- Why
- Aakash Chopra attributed Kohli’s aggressive white-ball batting partly to his decision to leave Test cricket.
Key facts
- Player
- Virat Kohli
- Score
- Unbeaten 139 from 88 deliveries
- Century speed
- 100 runs from 74 deliveries
- Sixes
- Nine, his highest total in an ODI innings
- Milestone
- Fastest batter to reach 15,000 ODI runs
- Opponent
- West Indies
- Chase target
- 296 runs
Sources
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