IND vs PAK: Watch - Virat Kohli Imitates Shubman Gill's Trademark Century Celebration After Slamming His 47th ODI Ton

Kingpin of the Indian batting lineup Virat Kohli lit the stage on fire in the ongoing Super Four game of the Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The right-hander played another magnificent knock against arch-rivals and yet again proved why is he called as King of Cricket. 

Virat Kohli slammed a magnificent century against Pakistan and completed his 47th ODI ton. He came to bat when India lost Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill after their 121 runs opening stand. He took the charge and changed the complexion of the game. 

Virat Kohli first played second fiddle to KL Rahul, who also scored his century. But once he got his eyes set in, he looked a class apart and made a mockery of the Pakistan bowling lineup, which is the most threatening in the ongoing tournament. 

He caught the attention of the many with his celebration. Virat Kohli pulled up Shubman Gill’s trademark century celebration and appreciated the spectators, who went bonkers as he slammed his 47th century in the 50-over format. 

Here’s the video:  

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Virat Kohli ended with the knock of unbeaten 122 runs off 94 balls. He batted with a strike rate of almost 130 runs and also smashed 9 fours and 3 sixes in his innings. His staggering knock helped India post a gigantic total of 356 runs on the board. 

IND vs PAK: Inspiration to all of us – Shubman Gill on Virat Kohli 

After the first innings, Shubman Gill heaped rich praise on Virat Kohli for his magnificent knock and hailed him as an inspiration for all the youngsters in the team. Speaking during the mid-innings, he explained: 

“Obviously Virat Bhai also completed his century and got to 13000 runs which shows his great inspiration to all of us. The ball was doing a little bit in the initial period and they also bowled well with the new ball, but it was important for us to take them on and put the bad balls away to put the pressure back on them.”

Virat Kohli during his innings also completed 13000 runs in the ODIs. He became the fastest batter to achieve the feat in the 50-over format.