Virat Kohli, I Am Proud Of You My Boy: Harbhajan Singh

Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh was all praise for Virat Kohli after the latter struck another century in the ongoing second ODI against Windies.

The game has perhaps never seen a cricketer as consistent as Kohli. It does not matter where he bats and in which format he bats, the India skipper rarely disappoints. At a time when his contemporaries are struggling to even play in all the three formats, Kohli is piling up runs across all the formats.

On Wednesday, just a couple of days after scoring 140 in the first ODI, he scored 157 not out against Windies. The knock came off just 129 balls and was studded with 13 fours and 4 sixes.

And with his latest century, Kohli achieved yet another milestone. The 29-year old became the fastest to complete 10,0000 runs in ODI cricket.

Kohli achieved the feat when he reached the 81-run mark. Just like the previous game, The right-handed had to come to the crease early again as Rohit Sharma was sent back by Kemar Roach for just 4. India soon found itself in further trouble when Ashley Nurse accounted for Shikhar Dhawan to leave the hosts reeling at 40 for 2. However, Kohli and Ambati Rayudu stitched together a partnership of 139 runs to bail India out of trouble.

Nurse broke the stand when he castled Rayudu for 73. And shortly after Rayudu’s departure, Kohli achieved the milestone of completing 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. He broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record to become the fastest man to achieve this record.
Kohli reached the feat in just his 205th innings while Tendulkar reached the milestone in his 259th innings. Kohli also became the fourth Indian and 13th overall to score 10,000 runs in ODI cricket.

During the course of the innings, Kohli also went past Tendulkar to become the Indian player with most runs in ODIs against Windies. He reached the feat when he crossed the 47-run mark during his knock.

Kohli remained till the end to ensure India post a challenging total of 321 for 6. And after the completion of the innings, Harbhajan Singh took to Twitter to praise Kohli, writing:

“What a champion @imVkohli proud of you my boy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️? @BCCI #INDvsWI #KINGKOHLI”

What a champion @imVkohli proud of you my boy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️? @BCCI #INDvsWI #KINGKOHLI pic.twitter.com/svXWOJi9op

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) October 24, 2018