It seems 183 has a special place in the history of cricket, especially in the Indian camp. In the ongoing Asia Cup, a scintillating innings of 183 from 148 by vice captain Virat Kohli was perfectly what the doctor had ordered for.
Chasing 330 to win in a do or die situation against Pakistan and an early loss of Gautam Gambhir, in the first over, Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar started building up the innings. A century stand amongst both of them made it sure that India was in control. Once the Master Blaster got out, in came Rohit Sharma. Everyone thought Suresh Raina would come in so as to have a lefty righty combination. Sharma was a bit circumspect in the beginning and was not able to read Saeed Ajmal.
On the other side was a rock solid Virat Kohli. His magnificent innings ensured India to seal a win and give a chance to his team to qualify for the final. An innings of determination and controlled aggression helped him build up a superb innings. All the corners of the Sher-E Bangla Stadium were obliged by his shots. This was kohli’s 3rd Century in last four matches. All scored while chasing huge targets.
While we talk about this magical figure let us see where it started from:
It was all stated by our very own Dada way back in 1999 World Cup match in Taunton against the defending champions Sri Lanka. Dada scored a smashing 183 runs. His partner on the other end was Rahul Dravid who scored 145 runs .Teaming up with Rahul Dravid, they made a record partnership of 318 runs which is still unbroken.
In 2005, Dhoni made the same score of 183 runs in 145 deliveries against the same team while chasing 299 to win in Jaipur. On all the three instances, India has emerged as winners.
Sourav Ganguly
While Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni have served as captain of Indian team, young Kohli has still to graduate as Captain from Vice Captain.
Dhoni
So far in his career of over 4 years, he has already hit 11 centuries and 22 half centuries. He has a long long way to go and rightly said by Sunil Gavaskar in the post presentation ceremony, the people around Kohli have to make sure that his roots remains grounded.
Let us all wait and watch the mother of all Match- India Vs Pakistan in finals provided Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh.
Chasing 330 to win in a do or die situation against Pakistan and an early loss of Gautam Gambhir, in the first over, Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar started building up the innings. A century stand amongst both of them made it sure that India was in control. Once the Master Blaster got out, in came Rohit Sharma. Everyone thought Suresh Raina would come in so as to have a lefty righty combination. Sharma was a bit circumspect in the beginning and was not able to read Saeed Ajmal.
On the other side was a rock solid Virat Kohli. His magnificent innings ensured India to seal a win and give a chance to his team to qualify for the final. An innings of determination and controlled aggression helped him build up a superb innings. All the corners of the Sher-E Bangla Stadium were obliged by his shots. This was kohli’s 3rd Century in last four matches. All scored while chasing huge targets.
While we talk about this magical figure let us see where it started from:
It was all stated by our very own Dada way back in 1999 World Cup match in Taunton against the defending champions Sri Lanka. Dada scored a smashing 183 runs. His partner on the other end was Rahul Dravid who scored 145 runs .Teaming up with Rahul Dravid, they made a record partnership of 318 runs which is still unbroken.
In 2005, Dhoni made the same score of 183 runs in 145 deliveries against the same team while chasing 299 to win in Jaipur. On all the three instances, India has emerged as winners.
Sourav Ganguly
While Sourav Ganguly and MS Dhoni have served as captain of Indian team, young Kohli has still to graduate as Captain from Vice Captain.
Dhoni
So far in his career of over 4 years, he has already hit 11 centuries and 22 half centuries. He has a long long way to go and rightly said by Sunil Gavaskar in the post presentation ceremony, the people around Kohli have to make sure that his roots remains grounded.
Let us all wait and watch the mother of all Match- India Vs Pakistan in finals provided Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh.
