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Virat Kohli Credits Gratitude and Hard Work After Match-Winning Hundred
Virat Kohli played an excellent cricket match for India against the West Indies.
He scored 139 runs without getting out.
His performance helped India win by eight wickets.
Kohli also passed 15,000 runs in one-day international cricket.
He joined a special group that includes Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli said records are not his main goal.
He wants to understand the match and do what helps his team.
He also said players should be thankful for their opportunities and keep working hard.
Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 139 from 88 balls in India’s eight-wicket win over the West Indies.
The innings included nine sixes and 10 fours as India reached 300/2 in the 42nd over.
Kohli crossed 15,000 ODI runs, joining Sachin Tendulkar in an elite group.
He said personal milestones are not his priority, with his focus remaining on understanding match situations and helping the team.
Kohli called cricketers fortunate to live blessed lives and urged them to remain grateful and work hard.
- Who
- Virat Kohli and the Indian cricket team played against the West Indies.
- What
- Kohli scored an unbeaten 139, passed 15,000 ODI runs, and helped India win by eight wickets.
- Where
- When
- The first ODI took place on September 27, 2026.
- Why
- Kohli said he focuses on reading the match situation and doing his job for the team rather than pursuing personal milestones.
Key facts
- Match
- First ODI between India and the West Indies
- Result
- India won by eight wickets
- Kohli's score
- Unbeaten 139 from 88 balls
- India's total
- 300/2 in the 42nd over
- West Indies' total
- 295/7
- ODI milestone
- Kohli crossed 15,000 runs
- Boundary count
- Nine sixes and 10 fours
Quotes
Virat Kohli
Indian cricketer and former India captain
“Obviously, I feel very grateful and very blessed to be in this position for having played for so long. Just keeping my head down, working hard and thanking God for everything that I have been blessed with and the chances that I have got in my life to be where I am”
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“We have a very blessed life and a blessed journey because so many people want to be here, but we get to be the lucky ones, so we better put our heads down and just work hard every day of our lives”
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