Virat Kohli smashes maiden T20 century: Twitter reactions

By Cricket Country Staff Last Updated on - April 24, 2016 6:39 PM IST

“Consistency is not perfection; it is simply refusing to give up.” The quote aptly describes India’s current best batsman and the Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, Virat Kohli. In the ongoing edition of Indian Premier League (IPL), Kohli once again nabbed the Orange Cap and this time by striking ton against Gujarat Lions (GL). This was Kohli’s maiden T20 century and it came from just 63 balls. Read: Umpire Bruce Oxenford takes field with an armguard to protect himself from brutal RCB batting

What was more special is the fact that he registered the feat on the 43rd birthday of India’s greatest batsman, Sachin Tendulkar.

After losing four tosses on a row, Kohli won the toss against his India teammate Suresh Raina and elected to bat. His 100 not out guided RCB to 180 in their stipulated 20 overs. In wicket that seems to be breaking, the score should be enough. IPL 2016, Match 19, Pick of the tweets: Gujarat Lions vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajkot

Cricket fraternity and Twitterati congratulated the modern master for the sensational feat. We present you with some of the best tweets:

https://twitter.com/SpiceBoxofEarth/status/724208979543490560

https://twitter.com/hankypanty/status/724206056411418624

https://twitter.com/AnmolMehmood/status/724206747758501888

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