Former Captain of the Indian Cricket Team, Virat Kohli scored a half-century against South Africa in the first ODI match. He scored 51 runs off 63 balls before being dismissed by Tabraiz Shamsi, reported NDTV. India lost the match against SA by 31 runs. However, the fact that Kohli missed out on his 71st century was what became the topic of the town, with several people claiming that the former skipper is “out of form”, reported News18.
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From picking up statistics to talking about Virat’s “high standards”, many fans took to Twitter to support their favourite batsman and diss claims of him being out of form. Have a look:
You can understand the greatness of Virat Kohli from the fact that no one values his half-centuries, If he gets out even after scoring a half century, people reacts as if he is out of form.
— Vishnu 🕉 (@MasterVKohli) January 19, 2022
Virat kohli has scored eight 50 plus scores in his last 13 innings !
Man is not out of form just that Expectations are too high.He has set the standard himself. #ViratKohli @imVkohli
— 𝐀𝐝✨عدنان (@adnan_says_) January 19, 2022
Virat Kohli has scored 9 fifties in last 14 ODIs and 5 fifties in last 6 ODIs. Just because he hasn't scored a century in a while, people think he's out of form, but he's doing a great job despite not being at his best.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 19, 2022
Kohli since 2020 in ODI
INNS – 14
RUNS – 696
AVG – 50
SR – 92
50s – 9Out of form Virat Kohli🥵🔥
Greatest odi batamen for a reason pic.twitter.com/2i2EtkSZUP
— ᏢᏒᎥᎽᎪM (@priyamguptaking) January 20, 2022
Virat Kohli's last 13 ODI innings:
51
7
66
56
63
89
21
9
15
89
78
16
85
705 runs in 13 iningsAvg 54.23 runs in one inings fire 🔥💯👑🇮🇳
Virat Kohli out of form 😂❌️
Out of 💯 only ♥️#SAvIND #ODIs #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/MGJ2wckMMo— संजय यदुवंशी (@yaduvnshiSanjay) January 20, 2022
Virat Kohli now has most ODI runs by Indians at the opposition's home.
5108 – Virat Kohli
5065 – Sachin Tendulkar
4520 – MS Dhoni
3998 – Rahul Dravid
3468 – Sourav GangulyKohli's average of 58.04 is also the highest of all Indians who batted at least five innings away.#SAvIND
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) January 19, 2022
out of form Kohli's last 6 ODI innings
51, 7, 66, 56, 63 ,89
His standards are much bigger 😌🔥#SAvIND 🐐 pic.twitter.com/AaJsJnPsLy
— eXpLoReR (@_texplorer) January 19, 2022
Still the best average in whole team 🔥🙌❤️ Out of form for last two years 🙂 king Kohli for You 👑❤️ pic.twitter.com/Xrw5QXfBh5
— Tashfeen (@Tashfee85461589) January 19, 2022
Senior Cricketer said that virat kohli set high standard when he is captain.Virat score 50+ run every match but all indians say virat is out of form beacause he deserve century not 50.This Is Class Of Virat.take a bow against king👑❤🙇🏻♂#goat #virat @imVkohli
— Omkar Markad (@OmkarMarkad31) January 20, 2022
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