Virat Kohli: Those 4 centuries for which Virat Kohli had to wait a long time

Virat Kohli is once again yearning for a century. Inning after inning, the wait for his century is increasing. He was out after scoring 70 runs in the second innings of the Bengaluru Test, with which the wait for his 81st century increased again. Virat Kohli has been waiting for his 81st international century for the last 24 innings. However, this is not the first time in Virat Kohli's career that he has had to wait long for a century. Rather, this is the fourth time that Virat is seen struggling for his century. That means there have been 3 occasions before this as well when he has had to struggle to wait for a century.

The wait for the 71st century was the longest.

Virat Kohli had to wait the longest for his 71st international century. In simple words, Virat had to wait the longest for any of his centuries and that was this century. For this, Kohli waited for 1020 days and 83 innings. The wait that started in November 2019 continued until he scored 122 runs against Afghanistan in the Super 4 match of the Asia Cup played in September 2022. Virat scored this century in 61 balls, which is also his highest score in T20 cricket.

The sixth and 26th centuries tormented me.

Virat Kohli waited the second longest for his 26th century. Virat Kohli had to wait for 25 innings for this century. After this, he waited the longest for his sixth international century, which ended after 24 innings.

The wait for the 81st century continues for 24 innings.

Virat Kohli now has to wait for his 81st international century. So far, 24 innings have passed in that wait. That is, he has waited as long as he has for his sixth century. If Virat Kohli does not convert the start he has got into a big innings and does not convert his half-century into a century, then it is difficult to say where the wait for his 81st century will end.

If the wait does not end soon, how will Sachin's record be broken?

Virat Kohli has scored 80 international centuries in his Test career. With this figure, he is the second-highest century scorer in cricket history. Sachin Tendulkar has the highest number of centuries in international cricket, 100. Virat is 20 centuries away from him. Everyone expects Virat to break Sachin's record. But, if the wait for the 81st century does not end soon, it may be difficult for Virat to surpass Sachin's 100 centuries.