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

This is Virat Kohli’s first hundred since 2016.

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).

Captain. Leader. Legend. Nuff said. @imVkohli #playBold #KKRvRCB #VIVOIPL2019 pic.twitter.com/Q8rXOjWYNw

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) April 19, 2019

Sensational 100. The acceleration from Kohli has been awesome. Moeen set up the carnage and Kohli sealed it dramatically

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) April 19, 2019

Best Moment of 2019 IPL so far for me 😍😍 Virat Kohli After Getting his Century Roaring Like a LION 😍 MashaAllah My Boy Proud Of You InshaAllah Many More Centuries to Come 😘😎 #KKRvRCB pic.twitter.com/1BwJiXMB9Y

— Shehryar Khan (@Pathan_007_) April 19, 2019

This man Virat Kohli isn't inhuman- he's just an example of what levels of success a human can achieve! ❤️#KKRvsRCB #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/MhHzayu8ib

— Prajakta Bhawsar (@18prajakta) April 19, 2019

Mr Kohli, you're a genius.

There's no ABD XYZ.

There's only one king.
One and only one @imVkohli #KKRvRCB

— Tanmay.G (@tanmaygupta21) April 19, 2019

Mr. "Not - A - Human" #ViratKohli#RCB Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrrcccccccccbbbbbb pic.twitter.com/b6IgA3ILAc

— Keshav Shukla™ (@KsV_Sometimes) April 19, 2019

FIFTH IPL TON for @imVkohli, an absolute masterclass at Eden Gardens. @RCBTweets finishes their innings with 213/4. #KKRvRCB #IPL2019 pic.twitter.com/cCUmHLz0AB

— Nithiyanandam (@Nithiya28993646) April 19, 2019

40balls 50runs
Next
17 balls 50runs 😎😎😎😎

Gear shift levelll 💯
Remember the king @imVkohli 😎
5th century by Kohli
2nd highest after Gayle (6)#KKRvRCB

— Arjun Jersey (@IamAB99) April 19, 2019

What a knock, Virat Kohli! Outstanding acceleration after a workmanlike 50. Last 50 off 17 balls! #KKRvRCB

— Hemant (@hemantbuch) April 19, 2019

Virat Kohli has now scored five centuries as Royal Challengers Bangalore captain.

That's as many as every other IPL captain combined in the history of the competition.

👑 King Kohli 👑 #IPL2019 #KKRvRCB @imVkohli @RCBTweets pic.twitter.com/wDQXWWiwc0

— Vinay shetty (@Vinayshetty4507) April 19, 2019