{"id":47911,"date":"2025-12-01T12:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2025\/12\/01\/as-easy-as-making-tea-former-cricketer-virender-sehwag-hails-virat-kohli-after-ranchi-hundred-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T12:04:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T12:04:23","slug":"as-easy-as-making-tea-former-cricketer-virender-sehwag-hails-virat-kohli-after-ranchi-hundred-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2025\/12\/01\/as-easy-as-making-tea-former-cricketer-virender-sehwag-hails-virat-kohli-after-ranchi-hundred-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;As easy as making tea&#8217;: Former cricketer Virender Sehwag hails Virat Kohli after Ranchi hundred | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-125692779,imgsize-43240,width-400,resizemode-4\/lkjn-5.jpg\" alt=\"'As easy as making tea': Former cricketer Virender Sehwag hails Virat Kohli after Ranchi hundred\" title=\"Virat Kohli\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: With the 2027 50-over World Cup on the horizon, Virat Kohli eased concerns about his current form with a match-winning century against South Africa in Ranchi on Sunday.<!-- --> The 37-year-old made 135 off 120 balls \u2014 his 52nd ODI hundred \u2014 to set up India\u2019s 17-run win in the first game of the three-match series on Sunday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Kohli, now active only in the ODI format after stepping away from Tests and T20Is, batted alongside Rohit Sharma, 38. Both players have been at the centre of discussions about India\u2019s long-term plans, especially after chief selector Ajit Agarkar pointed out that it is unusual for cricketers to stay at the top while playing only one format.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Why Indian cricket needs Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli&#8230; more than ever<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Kohli\u2019s latest century, his 83rd across formats, put those questions on hold for now.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>Former India opener Virender Sehwag praised Kohli\u2019s innings. Writing on X, Sehwag said, &#8220;<span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Virat Kohli ne phir dikhaya run banana unke liye utna hi aasaan hai jitna hamare liye chai banana<\/span> (Virat Kohli has once again shown that making runs for him is as easy as we make tea)&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>He added, &#8220;Kohli is not chasing records, records are chasing Kohli. Aaj bhi bhook wahi, junoon wahi. King stays King!&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"-\" msid=\"125693183\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-125693183\/.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Kohli and Rohit put together 136 runs for the second wicket. Rohit made 57, reaching his 60th ODI fifty, as India finished on 349 for 8.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Kohli hit 11 fours and seven sixes during his stay, steering the innings and keeping India in control. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      const ifAllowedOnAllPages = allowedSurvicateSections && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('all');\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed || ifAllowedOnAllPages){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n            var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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