Annapurna Times: The Kohli graph much similar to Sachin’s

Virat Kohli fought dehydration and leg injury to achieve a personal milestone — maiden T20 century

{Invert|Change} the clock to {04|Apr|The spring} 15, 2011. Less than a fortnight after Sachin Tendulkar had ticked off, possibly, {the main} box on his r? sum?, this individual regaled the Wankhede true with his maiden {100|hundred or so} in Twenty20 cricket. And, designed for the first time, a Tendulkar special had ended in a losing cause.

Fast-forward to April 24, 2016. Virat Kohli, who is being compared to Tendulkar on a daily basis, {started out|commenced} his Sunday by {praying|dreaming} his role model a happy 43rd on {Tweets|Forums|Twits}. Hours later, he {recognized|commemorated} the master's birthday with an imperious century before his bowlers allow him to down.

The moon like similarities don't end there.

Tendulkar's hundred came against {a brand new|a fresh} franchise (Kochi Tuskers Kerala). So did Kohli's (Gujarat Lions).

Both {groups|clubs} donned kitschy orange {clothes|clothing|apparel}. Both had Brendon McCullum in the mix.

Kohli, whose returns lately are nothing but Bradman-esque, made a mockery of the Gujarat attack. On many occasions, he even {made|delivered|performed} the fielders motionless.

Just like when he smashed Pravin Tambe's leg-spin for successive fours through the cover region.

Nobody moved. Or perhaps, for that matter, when he caressed left-arm {content spinner|rewriter|article spinner} Shadab Jakati by rocking on to the back-foot and punching the ball through the same area.

Constricted by cramps

{Intended for|To get|Pertaining to} the next few overs, though, Kohli played like a mere mortal. A round of cramps and a sprained ankle {resulted in|generated|triggered} the slowdown. But, {because of|due to|as a result of} his supreme fitness, "the other muscles took over. " These were Kohli's words.

And, when they actually did, having recently been on 50 -- his forth in five {excursions|trips|party} -- off 40 {tennis balls|golf balls|projectiles}. With six overs {to visit|to look|to travel}, and the scoreboard reading an underwhelming 104 for 2, Kohli shifted {equipment|things|armor and weapon upgrades} when as someone manning a Bugatti. He then sliced a widish yorker from Dwayne Bravo for four before unleashing that deadly flick off a Praveen Kumar delivery to beat long-on.

When {Embravecido|Salvaje|Enérgico} set out to {dish|pan} the final over, Kohli was on 85. {Simply|Merely|Only} like that, he ran away from 50 to 100 in a subject of 23 balls. Away came the helmet and that wide grin we are so used to seeing now. Not for the first time, it was a little while until us back to the Tendulkar era. The good thing, though, {would be that the|is usually that the} Kohli aeon has only begun.

Keywords: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Indian {Leading|Top|Best} League 2016, IPL 2016