AB de Villiers on India’s Star Virat Kohli’s 71st Century: “Virat Kohli Dancing Again”

During the Asia Cup match between India and Afghanistan, close friend and former teammate Virat Kohli displayed a batting performance that was nothing short of spectacular. AB de Villiers was overjoyed to see his friend “dancing again.”

During the Asia Cup match between India and Afghanistan, close friend and former teammate Virat Kohli displayed a batting performance that was nothing short of spectacular. AB de Villiers was overjoyed to see his friend “dancing again.”

The South African batting legend hailed it as a “lovely sight,” although it is unclear whether he was referring to Kohli’s jig at the crease while some Punjabi music blared on the stadium speakers or to him dancing down the track to smash the Afghan spinners around the ground en route to his first international century in almost three years.

In the Super 4 encounter, Kohli scored 122 runs while being undefeated off 61 deliveries. This was his first ever century in a Twenty20 International, and it was also his first in international cricket since his much-publicized dry spell began in November of 2019.

The top hitter has accumulated 71 tonnes for India at this point.

Because he had never achieved the three-figure milestone for India in a Twenty20 International before, Kohli stated that he was taken aback when the opportunity to score No. 71 finally presented itself in the shortest format.

His century contributed to India reaching 212/2, which allowed them to cruise to a victory by 101 runs thanks to Bhuvneshar Kumar’s dominance with the new ball.

Both sides’ Asia Cup campaigns came to an end as a result of Bhuvneshwar’s five-wicket haul and Afghanistan’s inability to recover from his early onslaught. As a result, Afghanistan reached 111/8 in their allotted 20 overs.