The spectacular century by the star Indian batter versus South Africa during match 37 in the ODI World Cup 2023 grabbed headlines recently. India defeated the Proteas by 243 runs to keep themselves atop the standings, and Kohli struck his 49th ODI century, matching the record set by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
But following his valiant performance against the hot-starting Proteas, the 35-year-old attracted attention from supporters once again when he was spotted travelling in economy to Bangalore. The viral video has been making the rounds on social media.
With 8 matches played and 543 runs scored, Kohli is only 7 runs below frontrunner Quinton de Kock in the standings of the World Cup after lighting the stage with a series of breathtakingly spectacular performances.
Ricky Ponting, the former Australian captain believes that Kohli is not yet finished. He said that In order to fulfil their and everyone else’s ambition of lifting the World Cup, India would need a minimum of two more Kohli heroics during the semifinal and final, which is still one league game away in a week.
Virat Kohli travelling in the Indigo flight. pic.twitter.com/v2vz1QToFI
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 6, 2023
“There was a motivation to do well” : Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli said after his epic innings against South Africa in the ODI World Cup 2023. He said, “It was a big game, probably playing the toughest team in the tournament. There was a motivation to do well. Because it happened on my birthday, it becomes special and the people made it more special for me. I did wake up with that excitement that today is not just another game. People from the outside look at the game in a bit of a different way.”
The former Team India skipper spoke about the playing conditions and the pitch. He said, “When the openers start well, it feels it is a belter and everyone has to play that way. But as the ball got older, the conditions slowed down drastically. The message was clear, keep batting around me. I was happy from that perspective.”
