The Indian batting line-up shone brightly, with Yashasvi Jaiswal leading the way with a spectacular century. KL Rahul anchored the innings solidly, and the duo shared a record-breaking 201-run partnership. However, wickets began to fall as Rishabh Pant and Dhruv Jurel were dismissed in quick succession, and Devdutt Padikkal struggled to regain form. It was Washington Sundar and Virat Kohli who then steadied the ship, pushing the score to 406/5 and extending India’s lead to over 400 runs. Although Washington was dismissed, Nitish Kumar Reddy played aggressively while Kohli neared his century. The moment came when Kohli reached his ton, further extending India’s lead to a commanding 533 runs.
It all unfolded in the 135th over when Marnus Labuschagne bowled a full-length delivery, pitching well outside the leg stump. Kohli, in his trademark style, got down on one knee and swept the ball behind square on the leg side. The ball sped past the diving fielder in the deep, who made a desperate chase and dive but couldn’t prevent the boundary. Kohli, initially unaware that the ball had reached the boundary, stood still for a moment before looking to the square leg umpire, who confirmed the four. A smile spread across his face as he removed his helmet, looked skyward, and celebrated with a flying kiss to his wife in the stands. Twitter erupted with praise for Kohli’s comeback century, as fans celebrated his milestone on social media.
He has done it!
Wow
Virat Kohli scores 81st Century
Indians right now: pic.twitter.com/53SznBX7yJ— Sagar (@sagarcasm) November 24, 2024
“What do you think, will Virat Kohli be able to complete his century? If yes, retweet this post.”#INDvAUS #AUSvsIND #IPLAuction #IPLAuction2025 #ViratKohli𓃵 #TestCricket pic.twitter.com/063NSSgtmq
— Ronny ✨ (@silence00971389) November 24, 2024
Another one
Finally
Finally 81st century 😭❤
Ft. King Virat Kohli 🐐🔥
He didn’t know that he scored 81st or not 😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/AayXP99EUh— Pratham 🇮🇳 (@Pratham_Tweetz) November 24, 2024
81st Intl Century for King Kohli 👑
Most Centuries in BGT
9 – 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 (42 Inngs)*
9 – Sachin Tendulkar (65 Inngs)
8 – Steve Smith (35 Inngs)
8 – Ricky Ponting (51 Inngs)#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/vopHHQUcac— 𝑺𝒉𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔 (@Shebas_10dulkar) November 24, 2024
After ages
Big one
Virat Kohli century 💪#ViratKohli𓃵 #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/IdW3vHvmf3
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) November 24, 2024
Kohli gets the 100; India declares.
Well played King Kohli!!
Suddenly, the batting has started to look solid.— Pathik Joshi💪 (@pathikj80) November 24, 2024
It was crazy
