Virat Kohli was waiting for a century in the Test since 2019, which was completed by going to Ahmedabad, but during this time the news of his ill health also caught hold.
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Ahmedabad: Virat Kohli ended the century drought in the longest format of the game with a brilliant century in the fourth Test match played at the Narendra Modi Stadium. But the news of Kohli’s ill health in this match has been floating since Sunday. His wife Anushka Sharma had told on social media that Kohli played a brilliant innings even after being unwell. Regarding this, questions were also asked to the team captain Rohit Sharma in the press conference after the match was over on Monday. Everyone was surprised to hear whose answer.
There was no mention in what Rohit said that Kohli played an excellent inning of 186 runs in the condition of illness. Yes, Rohit must have accepted that Kohli was coughing a bit. This was Kohli’s first Test century after 2019. Kohli faced 364 balls and played this inning with the help of 15 fours.
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don’t trust social media
When Rohit came to the press conference after the Ahmedabad Test match was drawn, he was questioned about Kohli’s health. Responding to this, Rohit said, “Don’t believe what you see on social media. I don’t think Kohli was ill, he was just coughing a little.”
Akshar Patel also denied
Although Rohit is not the first person who has denied the fact of Kohli being ill. Akshar Patel had also said similar thing before him. When Akshar was asked about Kohli’s health on the fourth day, he said, “I don’t know. The way he was running, the way he put together partnerships, the way he was running this summer, it didn’t look like he was sick. It was great to bat with him.
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