Virat Kohli Hits His Fifth IPL Hundred, Leaves Twitter in Awe

This is Virat Kohli’s first hundred since 2016.

Virat Kohli scored his fifth IPL hundred, which is his first since 2016.

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Amidst all the criticism and questions being raised about his captaincy, RCB skipper Virat Kohli led from the front as he scored a 58-ball 100 to take his side to 213/4 in 20 overs against KKR on Friday.

In the 35th game of IPL 2019, KKR won the toss and put RCB to bat first. The hosts got off to a good start as they picked up Parthiv Patel (11) and Akshdeep Nath (13) with RCB two down for 59 in 9 overs.

Kohli started off slow, with Moeen Ali firing in the big shots, but later in the innings picked up the pace. His century included nine fours and four sixes. The Indian captain shared a 90-run partnership with Moeen Ali for the third wicket.

As Kohli scored his first IPL century since 2016, the social media hailed King Kohli for his Eden exploits.

This is Virat kohli’s fifth IPL hundred, second only to his former RCB teammate, Chris Gayle (6).