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Australia skipper Pat Cummins’ old statement claiming that Virat Kohli won’t score his century in BGT went viral after the former hit his 81st century. On Sunday, November 24, Kohli ended his century drought and came up with his first international hundred of 2024. Notably, India are currently clashing against Australia in the first match of the elite Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 at the Optus Stadium of Perth. On the third day of the game, Kohli came up with a remarkable knock and hit another century of his international career.
The century which came off 143 deliveries put the visiting side in commanding position of the first Test. His century was accompanied by Yashasvi Jaiswal’s 161 runs and opening partnership of 201 runs with KL Rahul as India declared innings at 487 runs with the loss of six wickets.
He’s not gonna get hundred: Pat Cummins’ old statement goes viral
Soon after Kohli came up with his hundred, an old video of Aussie skipper Pat Cummins went viral. In the video believed to be dated from the beginning of one of the past editions of BGT, Cummins could be heard claiming that Kohli won’t be able to score a century during the five-match series. He was heard saying, 'Virat Kohli's not gonna get a hundred and we're gonna knock him off here. My big wish this summer is that he doesn’t score 100 because he is obviously so important for their team.”
After his 81st century, Kohli expressed his gratitude for his wife and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma and credited her for his success. He said, “Anushka has been right by my side through thick and thin. She knows everything that goes on behind the scenes. Knows what goes on in the head when you're not performing well. I'm not a guy who hangs around for the sake of it. I take pride in performing for the country.”
