Former Indian skipper, Virat Kohli lit up the Barsapara Cricket Stadium on Tuesday as he notched his 45th ODI hundred against Sri Lanka. Kohli hit 12 fours and 1 six en-route to a sensational knock of 113 runs in 87 balls, including 12 four and 1 six. With that knock, Kohli also equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record of hitting 20 centuries in a country, which is also the joint most by any batter.
Following his knock, Gautam Gambhir made a remark, which irked the fans of Virat Kohli. While Gambhir praised Kohli’s innings, he said that Kohli can’t be even compared to Sachin Tendulkar.
“You can’t compare Virat with Sachin. In Sachin’s era there weren’t 5 players inside the 30-yard circle,” Gambhir said to Star Sports.
The fans weren’t too happy with Gambhir’s remark and, thus, trolled him on social media. Here’s a look at some of the reactions on the same:
Yeh aadmi paidal hai dimag se
— Tarun Chugh (@tarunyc) January 10, 2023
Doesn't matter . Innings difference of 250 is no joke . Kohli will always be the goat keep crying gg
— A (@_shortarmjab_) January 10, 2023
daily routine of this politician pic.twitter.com/Jye342xsz8
— ?vk??Riju18? ? (@RijuNandi9025) January 10, 2023
Le Kohli pic.twitter.com/JRAqGjI7Qn
— Dexter Murugan (@tyagi_langda) January 10, 2023
He's better than Sachin Tendulkar, just close this debate now.
Infact, Sachin is nowhere near Virat Kohli in terms of match winning performances and performing under pressure. Players like DeVilliers, Ponting, Lara, Viv Richards.— a. (@chillvibezn) January 10, 2023
— Prasun Jha (@jprasun21) January 10, 2023
He's just insecure and jealous of Virat?
why even?— SavageCreature (@SavageCreature) January 10, 2023
Rotlu hain gambhir
— cricket_for_life (@bannerman165) January 10, 2023
Ye itna bada player ya expert bhi nahi jo iski baato ko seriously liya jaye …khud toh kuch ukhaad nahi paya …IPL me bhi rotate hota raha hai….?
— M _D??? (@d_manish25) January 10, 2023
The only thing Sachin has over Virat is World Cup record and obviously Sachin is better than Virat in tests. But no has dominated all 3 formats like Kohli.
— ` (@D0NALDRAP3R) January 10, 2023
Thanks to Kohli’s knock, India notched a huge score of 373 runs in the first innings. Gambhir didn’t hold back in criticizing Sri Lanka’s bowling unit for their underwhelming bowling performance.
“It was pretty ordinary bowling. The top three of the Indian batting line-up have got lots and lots of runs behind them. Rohit and Kohli obviously, Shubman also has the ability to get so many runs in international cricket. And how easy it was for Rohit and Shubman to get runs today. That was a surprise for me. You have to be consistent and Sri Lanka’s bowling outing was very very disappointing for me,” Gambhir added after the first innings.
Sri Lanka are currently batting in the second innings and are finding it extremely hard to chase down the target. At the time of writing, the Island nation have lost seven wickets for just 194 runs and need 180 more runs to chase down the score.
Earlier, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill stitched a 143-run partnership for the opening wicket to set the tone. Making his return to the team, Rohit Sharma scored 83 runs in 67 balls, while Shubman Gill amassed 70 off 60 deliveries.
