Another run chase, another Virat Kohli century.
Kohli, along with Kedar Jadhav, scripted one of the most sensational of wins for India. Chasing down big targets is not really new for this Indian side — this is the third instance of a 350-plus target achieved by India, all of them in the Kohli era. But to get there from 63 for 4 was what made the win one of India’s best ODI results in memory.
Jadhav, for his rapid 120, was rightly given man-of-the-match, but there was one moment during the run-chase when Kohli left the world wondering if he is even from this planet. This was not an unconventional shot that AB de Villiers has made an habit of playing. This was not MS Dhoni’s helicopter. This was not a Chris Gayle monster hit. This was… well, we are not really what this shot by Kohli was.
Go ahead, see it for yourself.
The shot left the commentators in complete awe. This is a shot you simply cannot teach someone.
Twitter could not stop gushing about that shot either.
He Makes it look so easy … #Perfection #Kohli #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/d70sTy2omQ
— Taimoor Zaman (@taimoorz1) January 15, 2017
Did I just see that 😳😳 @imVkohli 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 stop it #INDvENG
— Alex Tudor (@alextudorcoach) January 15, 2017
I cannot imagine playing this shot in EA Cricket 2016.#Kohlipic.twitter.com/9I6kkWtnvS
— Sir Main Dad (@SirJohnRoe) January 15, 2017
Shot of the era by Virat Kohli
— Mojo (@Singhlicious) January 15, 2017
Zero f**ks given by #Kohli, jabbing Woakes over mid on for 6 in a shot so effortless it looked like it’s from Brian Lara Cricket #INDvENG
— Jack Mendel (@JackMendel4) January 15, 2017
Oh fuck. How does that shot happen? How does Virat Kohli happen?#CricketPorn #INDvsENG
— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) January 15, 2017
How did that happen, indeed!