Every time Virat Kohli had played on Makar Sankranti before, a century had come from his bat. This streak first began on January 14, 2017. In 2018, 2019 and 2023 as well, centuries came from Virat’s matches on Makar Sankranti. However, he was dismissed after scoring 23 runs off 29 balls. As a result, the nine-year streak was broken.
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KL Rahul steadies India after batting collapse
India went from 70 to 118 runs after losing four wickets. At that point, KL Rahul came in and rescued the Indian batting by forming a 73-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja and a 57-run stand with Nitish Kumar Reddy, helping India recover from a potential batting disaster. Team India eventually lost seven wickets and posted 284 runs on the board after 50 overs.
Lately, KL Rahul has developed and established himself as one of the most reliable players in Team India and has emerged as the crisis man. His significance and dependency have grown in the post RO-KO era. From opening in Tests to batting down the order in ODIs, he can also keep wickets and take up captaincy whenever required.
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Kohli regains world No.1 ODI ranking
Earlier, Virat Kohli once again became the world’s top ODI batter, reclaiming the number one spot in the ICC rankings after five long years. This was the first time since 2021 that Kohli climbed back to the summit. The moment came on Wednesday, when he overtook his own teammate, Rohit Sharma.
However, cricket lovers were hoping to see a century from Kohli in Rajkot on Wednesday as well.
