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-Neha Rajput (rajputneha989@gmail.com)
The series between India and New Zealand is now more or less evenly poised as the mighty Kiwis showed a great intent and did the unexpected here at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday and managed to upset the hosts in the first of three ODIs. Many Indian fans back home slept with a huge disappointment as the result went in New Zealand’s favor as their triumph was led by Ross Taylor and Tom Latham but on the other hand we saw yet another scintillating ton from Virat Kohli who is in the golden form of his career played a knock of 125, which demolished the blackcaps at one point but eventually landed up on losing side.
For a player like kohli who enjoys scoring a hundred in almost every series or tournament he plays, this series is more like an opportunity to increase his century count. It was somewhere expected that the volcano would erupt and erupt badly. This is what the Kiwi bowlers experienced the other day at the Wankhede which seemed like KOHLI’S Den, when they were getting thrashed by him all over the place.
Nowadays hitting tons is just one of the things which Kohli loves to do and seeing the present scenario, it’s like peanuts to him. But what was worth watching was Kohli’s subtle celebration after getting his 31st hundred with just pumping his fists and raising his bat in delight. This gave us the clear view that the Virat Era has begun as he became the 2nd highest ton maker and now is just behind master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.
When it comes to captaincy, Kohli enjoys winning percent of 75.86 as captain in ODIs – 22 wins, seven losses and one no-result match out of 30 contested. Among the Indian captains with at least seven matches, his success percent is the highest.
With such records and performances, it is very safe to say that Virat Kohli is indeed the “Brand Ambassador” of success. It is also said that records are meant to be broken- seeing the current golden form of Kohli, the statement seems to be realistic as we are now heading into “Virat Era!”
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