IND vs SA: India vs South Africa The innings played by Virat Kohli in the first ODI not only led Team India to victory but also won the hearts of cricket fans. In this match played in Ranchi, Kohli once again proved why he is called the king of modern cricket by playing a explosive inning of 135 runs. After his record-breaking innings, a gesture of head coach Gautam Gambhir is going viral on social media.
Gambhir’s reaction in the dressing room goes viral
As soon as Kohli returned to the dressing room after being out in the 43rd over, head coach Gautam Gambhir received him at the door itself. Both of them first shook hands, then Gambhir hugged Kohli and congratulated him for his brilliant innings. The pictures taken during this period went viral on social media within a few minutes.
GAUTAM Gambhir appreciates Virat Kohli inning..
Great gesture by Coach.#INDvsSA #ViratKohli #GautamGambhir #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/ypDnsC0iZV
— Manvendra Sharma (@Manvendra__17) November 30, 2025
Kohli’s innings, classic and record breaking
Virat Kohli played an explosive inning of 135 runs in 120 balls. During this period, 11 fours and 7 sixes came from his bat. This innings was special in many ways. This was the 52nd ODI century of his career. He also left behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most centuries (51 Test centuries) in one format. This was Kohli’s 83rd international century.
Kohli’s role in India’s victory
Batting first, India scored a huge score of 349/8. Kohli played cautiously in the beginning and later aggressively and took the team to a big score. Although his innings ended in the 43rd over due to an excellent catch by Ryan Rickelton, by then he had done his job.
Ranchi became Kohli’s favorite venue
Kohli’s record at JSCA Stadium is no less than a dream. Here he has so far scored 519 runs in 6 innings, which includes three centuries and one half-century. His average of 173 runs and strike rate of 110 clearly shows that this ground turns on ‘run machine mode’ for him.
