India's tour of West Indies 2023
Dinesh Karthik, Wasim Jaffer and others go crazy as Virat Kohli brings up his 29th test century
Virat Kohli took 180 deliveries to react his hundred against West Indies in the 2nd test at Queen's Park Oval.
At the end of Day one, India finished 288 for 4 with Virat Kohli staying unbeaten at 87. The former Indian captain got to his century in the first session of day two with a boundary off Shannon Gabriel. Kohli reached there at the 180th delivery. During the course, he also helped India cross 300 runs in the first innings.
Earlier on Day one, India had an excellent start courtesy of Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal. The openers shared a 139-run partnership for the first wicket. Jaiswal got out after making 57. Rohit Sharma made 80 and after his dismissal, Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane could not score big. Later, Ravindra Jadeja joined Virat Kohli in the middle.
Virat Kohli equals Don Bradman's record
With this century, Kohli has equaled Don Bradman in terms of Test centuries. Both Bradman and Kohli have 29 Test centuries now. Amongst the active players, only Steve Smith (32) and Joe Root (30) have more Test centuries than Kohli. Overall, Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 51 centuries.
Here's how twitter reacted to Virat Kohli's 29th test century:
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- BGT 2024-25: [Watch] Nitish Kumar Reddy's family gets emotional as they meet MCG test centurion
- BGT 2024-25: "Gauti bhai and support staff kept believing in me.." Washington Sundar credits head coach for confidence boost
- BGT 2024-25: "One of the greatest hundreds" Sunil Gavaskar hails Nitish Kumar Reddy for maiden test century.
- BGT 2024-25: "This one's for you" Nitish Kumar Reddy posts emotional Instagram story for his father after MCG century
- BGT 2024-25: Scott Boland provides update on Mitchell Starc's injury scare during MCG test
- BGT 2024-25: [Watch] Nitish Kumar Reddy's family gets emotional as they meet MCG test centurion
- BGT 2024-25: "Gauti bhai and support staff kept believing in me.." Washington Sundar credits head coach for confidence boost
- BGT 2024-25: "One of the greatest hundreds" Sunil Gavaskar hails Nitish Kumar Reddy for maiden test century.
- BGT 2024-25: "This one's for you" Nitish Kumar Reddy posts emotional Instagram story for his father after MCG century