When Virat Kohli gets going, it's almost impossible to stop him. During the second day's play of second Test match against South Africa at Pune, the Indian skipper notched up his 26th hundred, replete with delightful shots.
But the stand-out shot was his century reaching straight drive, off the fourth ball of the 109th over, bowled by Vernon Philander. Kohli, anticipating the length and line of the delivery, leaned forward and presented a straightest of bats, then a gentle connection was all that he needed. The replays showed the full face of the bat as the ball drove through the bowler. A sheer visual delight for any cricket fan.
Relive it here, courtesy BCCI:
And a collection of Kohli's straight drives is here:
And reactions:
India dominated the Proteas with some sublime batting performances from opener Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane.
At tea, India were 473/4 in 141 overs with Kohli unbeaten on 194 (286). In a fifth-wicket stand worth 97 runs, his partner Ravindra Jadeja contributed 25.
