Chandigarh, March 12 Star Indian batter Virat Kohli was at his best as he notched up a century against Australia at Ahmedabad on the fourth day of the fourth after a long wait of 40 months.
Kohli’s stupendous knock to score his 28th Test hundred, sparked a quirky request from he Delhi cops interceded on his behalf to the Gujarat police, saying “Buran a maano, Kohli hai “, since some of his shots injured the Aussie bbowlers
The Indian batter’s score of 186 has positioned his team in an unbeatable position.
As Kohli went on rampage he left visiting bowlers bruised. Delhi Police stepped in and urged their Gujarat counterparts not to book Virat Kohli “for voluntarily causing hurt to the guests”.
“Dear @GujaratPolice, Don’t book our Delhi boy #ViratKohli for voluntarily causing hurt to the guests. AUS-SOME, game,” Delhi police said in a quirky tweet.
Delhi police also captioned a picture of former Indian captain: “Bura na maano Kohli hai”.
Even as a “reply” from Gujarat cops was awaited, twitterati lauded Delhi police’s sense of humour and ingenuity.
Resuming his innings at 59 off 128 on Sunday, Kohli took his time to score the remaining 41 runs. Off 241 deliveries, only scoring five fours in what was a gritty knock in the first innings.
With the hosts having losing Ravindra Jadeja early in the first session on Sunday, Kohli stitched together 84-runs for the fifth wicket alongside KS Bharat (44 off 88) to put India closer to Australia’s 480 in the first innings.
The 34-year-old, who notched his fifty on day three, had come in to bat when Australia broke the 113-run partnership between Shubman Gill and Cheteshwar Pujara and was at the non-striker’s end when Gill got to his century at Motera.
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