Test series is being played between India and New Zealand. In the first innings, Virat Kohli was out for zero while in the second innings he was out after scoring 70 runs. Kohli missed scoring the 81st century of his career. Along with Kohli, thousands of fans are also waiting for his century. This is not the first time in Virat Kohli's career that he has had to wait so long for a century. This is the fourth time that Virat has been seen struggling for a century. This means that before this there have been three such occasions when he has waited for a century.
The longest wait of the 71st century
Virat Kohli had to wait the longest for his 71st international century. Simply put, if Virat had to wait the longest for any of his centuries, then it was this century. Kohli waited for 1020 days and 83 innings for this. The wait, which started in November 2019, continued till he scored 122 runs against Afghanistan in the Super 4 match of the Asia Cup played in September 2022. Virat scored this century in 61 balls, which is also his highest score in T20 cricket.
6th and 26th century chaos
Virat Kohli had to wait the second longest for his 26th century. Virat Kohli had to wait for 25 innings for this century. After this, he had the longest wait for his sixth international century, which ended after 24 innings.
The wait for the 81st century continues
Now Virat Kohli will also have to wait for his 81st international century. So far 24 innings have passed in that wait. That means they have waited exactly for the sixth century. If Virat Kohli does not convert his early start into a big innings and his half-century into a century, then it is difficult to say where his wait for his 81st century will end.
Kohli close to breaking Sachin's record!
Virat Kohli has scored 80 international centuries in his Test career. With this figure, he is the player with the second highest number of centuries in cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar has the maximum number of 100 centuries in international cricket. Virat is 20 centuries away from this. Everyone hopes that Virat will break Sachin's record. But, if the wait for the 81st century does not end soon, it may be difficult for Virat to cross Sachin's 100 centuries.
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