Anushka Sharma's adorable reaction to Virat Kohli's 53rd ODI century goes viral — See post

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli continued his incredible run of form, bringing up his 53rd ODI century in the second match against South Africa in Raipur on Wednesday. The milestone came off 90 balls and marked his second straight hundred of the series, following his superb 135 in the opening ODI in Ranchi.



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His achievement quickly drew reactions on and off the field, with wife Anushka Sharma sharing a heart emoji on Instagram to celebrate the moment.




This century lifted Kohli’s tally to 84 international hundreds, inching him closer to Sachin Tendulkar’s all-time record of 100. It also saw him register an unprecedented 11th instance of scoring consecutive ODI centuries — the most by any cricketer, surpassing AB de Villiers’ six.

Kohli’s innings of 102 off 93 balls, featuring seven fours and two sixes, played a pivotal role in India posting a formidable 358/5. Supporting him brilliantly was Ruturaj Gaikwad, who scored his maiden ODI century, a superb 105 off 83 balls. Together, the pair stitched a record-breaking 195-run stand for the third wicket, the highest ODI partnership for India against South Africa.


Their alliance came after India stumbled to 62/2, losing openers Yashasvi Jaiswal (22) and Rohit Sharma (14) early. The partnership surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Dinesh Karthik’s 194-run stand in Gwalior in 2010. Gaikwad also registered the second-fastest ODI hundred by an Indian against South Africa, getting there in 77 balls — only behind Yusuf Pathan’s 68-ball ton in 2011.


KL Rahul later added finishing touches with an unbeaten 66, ensuring India crossed the 350-run mark.


For South Africa, Marco Jansen was the most effective bowler with 2/63, though their task became tougher when Nandre Burger left the field midway due to an ankle niggle.


With this knock, Kohli now has seven or more ODI centuries against four different opponents — South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka and West Indies — a feat previously achieved only by Sachin Tendulkar.



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