Indian skipper Virat Kohli began his tour of the Caribbean in grand style as he scored an effortless knock in the first innings. As of the 59th over, Kohli was unbeaten on 72 off just 100 deliveries on a wicket where run scoring hasn’t been too easy. Kohli continued his rich vein of form in 2016 as after some spectacular outings in ODI’s and T20I’s, the Indian skipper found no difficulties in translating that form to test matches.
Earlier in the day, Kohli won a crucial toss and opted to bat first. After losing opener M. Vijay early, Shikhar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara got things back on track. But the partnership between Dhawan and Kohli was simply flawless as the duo toyed along the West Indies attack.
But the day was all about Kohli, who once again led from the front and by example. Fans on Twitter lauded him for the knock, and below are some of the tweets.
That’s the joy of watching @imVkohli bat. So comfortable while shifting the balance of his body -and the game! Bats at his own pace #IndvsWI
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) July 21, 2016
Virat Kohli’s Daily Routine:
-Wake Up
-Eat
-Hit Half-Century/Century
-Sleep
-Repeat#IndvsWI #WIvIND— Sir Ravindra Jadeja (@SirJadejaaaa) July 21, 2016
And…I’m just in LOVE with TL??❤
KOHLIfied People??@imVkohli you earned this love and respect from ALL of us❤?#IndvsWI— ♕мαℓνıκα♕ (@ImVKohlisAngel) July 21, 2016
Wonderful innings from the Delhi boys @SDhawan25 and @imVkohli it’s treat to watch @imVkohli batting purely dominating the bowlers! #IndvsWI
— Dhanashekar (@DAN_shekar007) July 21, 2016
Those wrist shots from kohli ?? #INDvsWI
— ಶತ್ರು (@ranga_swamy) July 21, 2016
Kohli places well & scored double! No rash shots. #IndvsWI
— Sakshi. (@KohlisFlickShot) July 21, 2016
71* for Kohli so far. He could get 100 today #IndvsWI
— Omkar (@lnClyned) July 21, 2016
Kohli is playing an amazing knock…hope he gets passed 100..#IndvsWI
— Anuj Bansal (@anujbansal96) July 21, 2016
How can we sleep when @imVkohli Is Batting. #IndvsWI
— God’s Lonely Man! (@GodsLonelyMan06) July 21, 2016
Kholi, Rock solid! Looks like he can bat all 5 days!! #IndvsWI
— Jonathan Sunil Moses (@Jonathansunil) July 21, 2016
Literally, the only purpose of this #IndvsWI series is for Virat to score a century.
— Sorabh Pant (@hankypanty) July 21, 2016
28 runs more :’) keep going strong champ @imVkohli ?❤?? #IndvsWI
— Virat ❤ Kohli (@LoyalViratFan) July 21, 2016