Despite FEVER, Virat Kohli smashes 186 runs in Ahmedabad heat to keep India in WTC Finals race!
After his spectacular innings, his wife Anushka Sharma revealed that Virat Kohli battled sickness to play the second-longest innings of his career.
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Former India captain Virat Kohli kept India in the race for a WTC Finals spot with a sensational century on Sunday. Resuming on 59, Kohli reached his 28th Test century, to help his side to lead in India vs Australia 4th Test. After his spectacular innings, his wife Anushka Sharma revealed that the 34-year-old battled sickness to play the second-longest innings of his career.
As he ended his drought for a Test century, it became his first Test century in over three years and helped India remain in the contest and kept their WTC Final hopes alive. Kohli batted 364 balls, the second most in his entire career. His highest was 366 balls for his 211 against New Zealand in 2016. The testimony to Kohli’s fitness was running a three with Axar Patel when he was in his 160s.
The feat was particularly more impressive after wife Anushka Sharma revealed that the former Indian captain was sick. In an emotional Instagram story, she wrote, “Playing through sickness with this composure. Inspiring me always.”
Prithi Narayanan, the wife of Ravichandran Ashwin, later revealed in her story that Kohli was battling a fever. Despite the fever, he faced more than 50 overs himself. Kohli took India to safe shores, when his side absolutely needed it the most.
Kohli’s epic knock helped India amass 571 in response to Australia’s first innings score of 480. A draw still looks the most likely result, but if any team wins the Test from here, it will be India, who would then go on to win the series 3-1 and directly qualify for the World Test Championship final, without having to wait on the fate of Sri Lanka’s Test series versus New Zealand.