http://www.senore.com/Cricket/V-Kohli-c2737 delighted after his second Test hundred – Cricket News Update
Virat Kohli, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754 in the second of the two-match Test series at Bangalore and has expressed that there is nothing like getting a Test century.
Having restricted the Kiwis to 365 runs in the first innings of the match, India were in trouble at one stage, having lost their top four batsmen for merely 80 runs on the board.
The 23-year-old cricketer rose to the occasion and blasted a superb 103 off just 193 balls, in which he struck 14 boundaries and a huge six. This is Kohli’s second Test hundred to go with 13 tons in One Day International (ODI) cricket.
The stylish batsman scored his maiden Test century at Adelaide earlier this year, in a losing cause against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746.
Kohli is of the view that his two Test hundreds remain the best moments of his short career so far because Test cricket is still the pinnacle of the game, despite all the hype involved with the game’s shorter versions.
"It's always satisfying to get a Test hundred," he said. "People asked me this earlier as well, which hundred is most special to you and I said the hundred in Adelaide against Australia. I didn't have that feeling ever in my life,
before or after - and I felt it today again."
The Delhi-born cricketer feels that the five-day version is the real test of a player’s abilities, which is the reason why performances in Test cricket are more important.
"I think that is the most satisfying, when you're being tested and your patience is being tested, your technique is tested and you manage to score a hundred - it always pleases a batsman," Kohli expressed.
Since making his way to international cricket in 2008, the aggressive batsman has been a permanent member of India’s limited-over squad and with an average of 51.81 runs per innings in the 50-over format; Kohli is considered to be
one of the best in the business these days. He is also tipped to lead India, once http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 decides to call it a day from the international sport.
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