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The Virat Kohli's Century that was a trip back in time T welve years ago  in Adelaide, Virat Kohli pushed Peter Siddle into the off side and ran, screaming at Ben Hilfenhaus every step of his way to the other end. When he completed the run, he was still so caught up in this quarrel that two bits of information seemed to have escaped him. One, there was a chance of an overthrow, and he finally turned to take it when he heard Ishant Sharma calling out from the other end. Two, he'd brought up his maiden Test century, but celebrations could wait. There was anger to vent first. When he ripped his helmet off halfway through the second run, the celebration was just as angry and sweary. That was every Kohli celebration then, incandescent with west-Delhi machismo. Now, when he brought up  his 28th Test century  with a flicked single, Kohli reacted very differently. There was no swearing, of course. He stopped doing that years ago. This Kohli unstrapped his helmet methodically...
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The Virat Kohli's Century that was a trip back in time T welve years ago  in Adelaide, Virat Kohli pushed Peter Siddle into the off side and ran, screaming at Ben Hilfenhaus every step of his way to the other end. When he completed the run, he was still so caught up in this quarrel that two bits of information seemed to have escaped him. One, there was a chance of an overthrow, and he finally turned to take it when he heard Ishant Sharma calling out from the other end. Two, he'd brought up his maiden Test century, but celebrations could wait. There was anger to vent first. When he ripped his helmet off halfway through the second run, the celebration was just as angry and sweary. That was every Kohli celebration then, incandescent with west-Delhi machismo. Now, when he brought up  his 28th Test century  with a flicked single, Kohli reacted very differently. There was no swearing, of course. He stopped doing that years ago. This Kohli unstrapped his helmet methodically...

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