Rohit Sharma Was All Praise After Virat Kohli's Century; Made A Big Statement!

Virat Kohli achieved a historic moment in the ICC Champions Trophy rivalry match against Pakistan, as he simultaneously hit the winning runs with a boundary and also brought up his record-extending 51st ODI century.

By Kanan Parmar 24 Feb 2025 in Sports

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Rohit Sharma Was All Praise After Virat Kohli's Century

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During the ICC Champions Trophy clash against Pakistan, Virat Kohli reached his 51st ODI century and hit the game-winning boundary to bring up his record-breaking 51st ODI century.

With India coasting to a victory in the run-chase thanks to Kohli’s anchoring innings being the backbone, the final few overs saw some entertaining scenes as Kohli tried to win the race to his hundred as the required total kept shrinking.

During Kohli's approach to his century Rohit Sharma exchanged jovial moments with the team managers before giving Kohli an embrace to celebrate his victory. During the post-match media session, Rohit Sharma explained how his team members and teammates reacted to the innings Kohli produced at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

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“Virat Kohli loves representing India. More importantly, he wants to be out there playing for the team, doing what he does the best, which is to go out there and do what he did today,” said Rohit.

"Over the years we've seen him do it. People sitting inside the dressing room are not surprised by what he has done. It was good for him, to see the game off.” said Rohit in the post-match interview.

“To be honest, at 36, it feels really good,” said Kohli. “Will put my feet up for a few days as it takes a lot out of me to put that kind of effort into every game.”

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Kohli’s innings was also complimented by opposition captain Mohammad Rizwan, who pointed out how much work goes into being able to play such an innings.

"I'm totally impressed with Virat Kohli's ethics. I'll praise his fitness and efforts, people say he's out of form, but tonight he did it effortlessly,” said the Pakistan captain.

Kohli provided support through the innings by half-centurions Shubman Gill and Shreyas Iyer, after Rohit Sharma had provided a rapid start in the powerplay. Earlier, India’s bowling effort was led by 3 wickets for Kuldeep Yadav and two crucial wickets for Hardik Pandya.