New Delhi
\nVirat Kohli\u2019s agonising wait for an international hundred is finally over and the star Indian batsman is surprised he ended the drought with a century in the game\u2019s 20-overs format.
\nKohli\u2019s unbeaten 122 in Thursday\u2019s Asia Cup match against Afghanistan was his first international century since his 70th in a test match in November 2019.
\nHolders India could not make the final but Kohli is the tournament\u2019s leading scorer with 276 runs from five innings including his maiden century in Twenty20 Internationals albeit in a dead rubber.
\n\u201cI was a bit shocked because this was the format I least expected a century to come in any time soon, but it\u2019s all God\u2019s blessings,\u201d the 33-year-old said during a mid-innings interview.
\n\u201cI have been working hard and this was just a moment which was very special for me and the team as well.\u201d
\nKohli\u2019s return to form augurs well for India ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia beginning next month.
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\nTalking at the presentation ceremony later, man-of-the-match Kohli said he did not feel he was out of form despite his prolonged wait for a hundred.
\n\u201cWhat actually surprised me was my 60s became failures, which was quite shocking for me.
\n\u201cI was batting pretty well and contributing, but it didn\u2019t seem to be good enough.\u201d
\nKohli said the month-long break he took from the game this year did wonders for him and the team environment also helped.
\n\u201cI went back to the drawing board, came back fresh, came back excited.
\n\u201cThe team management have also had great communication with me through these times, they\u2019ve kept me very relaxed, kept my perspective right.
\n\u201cThey said \u2018you just bat and enjoy yourself\u2019[…] So it was just a matter of getting back into the space of enjoyment.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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