Virat Kohlis celebration after Quinton de Kocks dismissal in 2nd ODI vs South Africa goes viral - WATCH
Virat Kohli's unique celebration after Quinton de Kock's dismissal in the 2nd ODI between India and South Africa caught the eyes of the fans.
Virat Kohli was spotted enjoying his time on the field after smashing his 53rd ODI ton in the ongoing second ODI against South Africa in Raipur on Wednesday. Continuing his purple patch with the willow, Kohli slammed his second consecutive ton against South Africa as he notched up a brilliant 102-run knock in the 2nd ODI.
After his batting masterclass, Kohli caught the attention of the fans with his unique celebration during South Africa's run chase. Kohli came up with a hilarious celebration after Arshdeep Singh dismissed South Africa opener Quinton de Kock to draw the first blood for India in the game.
The dismissal took place on the penultimate delivery of the 5th over of South Africa's innings when De Kock was caught by Washington Sundar after playing the ball in the air. Kohli appeared elated after Sundar completed the catch and was seen mocking the South African opener with an epic reaction. His hilarious celebration has now gone viral.
De Kock failed to deliver for South Africa yet again after he was dismissed on a duck in the first ODI against India in Ranchi. The wicket-keeper batter, who recently came out of retirement to play ODIs for the Proteas, was sent back packing on 8 off 11 balls by Arshdeep in the 2nd ODI in Raipur on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli slams 53rd ODI century in Raipur
Kohli continued his purple patch against South Africa to notch up his 53rd ODI ton in Raipur on Wednesday. The Indian run machine slammed his second successive ton after hammering a brilliant 135-run knock in the series opener in Ranchi last week. Kohli produced yet another batting masterclass to smash 102 off 93 balls in the 2nd ODI against the Proteas.
It was the 11th instance in his career that Kohli smashed back-to-back centuries in ODIs, the most by any player in the history of the format. AB de Villiers, who managed to achieve the feat six times in his career, is a distant second. It was Kohli's 25th ton for India while batting first, making him the first player to score 25 or more tons in ODIs while batting first and chasing.
While Kohli scored 102, Ruturaj Gaikwad played perfect support with his maiden ton in ODIs. Gaikwad slammed 105 runs off 83 balls, laced with 12 fours and two sixes. He shared a 195-run stand with Kohli for the 4th wicket to help India post a big total of 358/5 in 50 overs in Raipur.