Vikas Kohli and Bhawna Kohli, brother and sister of Virat Kohli, are once again in the limelight for their social media posts after the batting superstar’s extraordinary performance in Ranchi helped India to a 17-run win over South Africa on Sunday night. Kohli scored his 52nd international century in the opening ODI against South Africa, completing the milestone in 103 balls. His innings included seven fours and five sixes.
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This century helped Kohli surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most centuries in a single international format. Tendulkar previously held the record with 51 Test sets.India secured a 17-run victory over South Africa in the first match of the ODI series. Kohli, aged 37, scored 135 runs off 120 balls, including 11 fours and seven sixes, proving his enduring value to the Indian ODI team.In a series of posts celebrating his century, both Kohli’s brother and sister used the now-viral shush emoji, a gesture that quickly took social media by storm.
Instagram post by Virat Kohli’s sister
Virat Kohli’s brother’s Instagram post
“For me the key word is awareness, awareness of situations, awareness of your own feelings and thoughts when you succeed and when you fail to try to be in the most central place,” Kohli shared on BCCI’s official X handle.“I’ve put in a fair amount of work over the years, so I’d say yes, I’m at that point now. I can say I’m still trying to improve every day of my life, that’s where I’m at,” he added.South Africa won the toss and elected to field first. Yashasvi Jaiswal was dismissed after scoring 18 runs off 16 balls.Rohit Sharma and Kohli put on a powerful partnership of 136 runs for the second wicket. Sharma contributed 57 runs from 51 balls with five fours and three sixes.India faced a brief setback when Rohit, Ruturaj Gaikwad (8) and Washington Sundar (13) were dismissed in quick succession, leaving the team at 200/4.KL Rahul and Kohli stabilized the innings with a partnership of 76 runs. Rahul scored 60 runs off 56 balls, including two fours and a six.Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja (32 runs from 20 balls) then added 65 runs to help India reach 349/8 in their 50 overs.South Africa’s chase got off to a poor start, losing the first three wickets with just 11 runs on the board. Tony de Zorzi (39 off 37 balls) and Matthew Breetzke put on a 66-run partnership to steady the innings.Dewald Brevis contributed a brisk 37 runs from 28 balls but South Africa lost half their team for 130 runs.Breetzke (72 off 80 balls) and Marco Jansen (80 off 39 balls) kept South Africa’s hopes alive with a 97-run partnership. However, both were dismissed by Kuldeep Yadav and left South Africa at 227/8.Corbin Bosch fought back with 67 runs from 51 balls but South Africa fell short by 17 runs. Indian bowler Harshit Rana took three wickets in 65 runs.The win gave India a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series.
