When Virat kohli get back to back centuries. let’s be honest for a second. The noise was getting loud. You could hear it everywhere—in the match commentary, on Twitter threads, and in the hushed conversations among fans. People were starting to whisper about the age factor. They were all just looking at the number “37” and talking about “slowing down.” The world works this way, right? Waiting for the decline.
But just when the doubts started creeping in, Virat Kohli decided he’d heard enough. He didn’t call a press conference. He didn’t post a motivational quote on Instagram. He just picked up his bat and went to work. Two matches. Two innings. Two centuries. Silence.
The Statement in Ranchi
It started in Ranchi. And that wasn’t a struggle; that was pure domination. He looked flawless. He ended up with 102 runs off 93 balls. It was an amazing innings to watch; it makes you stop whatever you’re doing just to watch. You know those cover drives he plays? We saw plenty of those.
But looking back now? Ranchi was just the warm-up. It was just him getting his eye in. What went down yesterday in Raipur… that was the real madness.
The Madness in Raipur
Scoring a century takes a massive toll on you. When a player scores a hundred, the tank is usually empty by the next game. It’s human nature to take it easy, to relax a little bit. You see, guys get out for a quick 20 or 30 in the next match and think, “Well, I did my job last time.”
But not Virat! Instead of playing it safe, he gave an incredible masterclass, smashing 135 off 120 balls.
That “11th Time” Stat is Bonkers
While watching the game, a stat appeared on the screen that completely blew everyone’s mind. We are so accustomed to his game that we tend to overlook the magnitude of it, but this is unique. This is the 11th time in Kohli’s ODI career that he has registered centuries in back-to-back innings.
The next best guy on the list: AB de Villiers. AB was a genius, a freak of nature, and he did it six times. Kohli has almost double that. That isn’t just skill. That is a mental giant at work. It proves that for him, excellence isn’t some special occasion he dresses up for; it’s just his daily habit.
37 Years Young
They say age is the enemy of athletes. But watching Virat Kohli yesterday, I’m not sure he got the memo. He wasn’t just standing there hitting boundaries to save his legs. He was turning easy singles into aggressive twos. He was pushing for threes. He was testing the fitness of South African fielders who are literally a decade younger than him, and he was making them look tired.
His fitness is still the gold standard. It is the engine that allows him to play these long, marathon innings back-to-back without even looking winded.
The Bittersweet Reality
The only thing that hurts? The result. Losing the match takes the shine off the milestone. We know Virat Kohli well enough by now to know that He plays for the ‘Win’, not for the record books
But looking at the bigger picture, he’s now sitting on 84 international centuries. That massive “100 Centuries” record of Sachin Tendulkar? The one we thought was impossible to touch? It’s sitting right there. And if there is one human being on this planet crazy enough to chase it down, it’s this man.
Just Soak It In
Stop fighting in the comment sections. Who’s better? We are in the final chapter of Virat Kohli’s career. We can just assume how long it will last—maybe two years, maybe three. But days like yesterday? Where he dominated the best bowlers in the world back-to-back? These are gifts. Just watch the game. Soak it in because we are going to miss this kind of fire when it’s gone.
