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Watch: Netizens react as Virat Kohli score a test century after a wait of 491 days!

Soumyaroop Mukherjee

New Delhi: Virat Kohli’s patience and perseverance have finally paid off as the Indian batter reached a well-deserved century, his 30th, after a long wait of 491 days. The 36-year-old Kohli entered Australian shores under a lot of pressure, having scored just two Test centuries in the last four years. The first innings of the Perth Test turned out to be a disappointing affair as Kohli departed for just 5.

However, the second innings turned out to be a treat not only for Kohli but for the Indian fans as well who had turned in large numbers. Kohli started the second innings with his trademark straight drive off the bowling of Australia captain Pat Cummins which gave signs that the King is in his groove. Subsequently, the Indian batsman played a beautiful cover drive which rang the death knell for the Aussies.

In the end, Kohli brought up his 81st international ton off the bowling of Marnus Labuschagne in the 135th over of India’s second innings. Kohli’s innings in Perth included 8 fours and 2 sixes. With this century, Kohli becomes the most successful Indian batter in Australia with 7 centuries. Furthermore, Kohli now holds the joint-second spot alongside Wally Hammond in the list of most hundreds by a visiting batter in Australia, only behind Jack Hobbs (9).

Most Runs in Test cricket

Kohli finds himself in an elite list of cricketers with the most runs in the Test cricket. Moreover, Virat Kohli went past Sachin Tendulkar, who has 6 Test centuries in Australia. Overall, Kohli has 10 centuries in Australia across formats, the most by any visiting batter. This is also Kohli’s second Test century in Perth.

Player Years Matches Innings NO Runs HS AVG Balls Faced SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
SR Tendulkar (IND) 1989-2013 200 329 33 15921 248* 53.78 29437 54.04 51 68 14 2058 69
RT Ponting (AUS) 1995-2012 168 287 29 13378 257 51.85 22782 58.72 41 62 17 1509 73
JH Kallis (SA) 1995-2013 166 280 40 13289 224 55.37 28903 45.97 45 58 16 1488 97
R Dravid (IND) 1996-2012 164 286 32 13288 270 52.31 31258 42.51 36 63 8 1654 21
JE Root (ENG) 2012-Present 149 272 22 12754 262 51.01 22306 57.17 35 64 12 1364 44
AN Cook (ENG) 2006-2018 161 291 16 12472 294 45.35 26562 46.95 33 57 9 1442 11
Virat Kohli (IND)* 2011-Present 119 203 13 9145 254* 48.13 16367 55.87 30 31 15 1020 30

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