India vs England: Team India batting star Virat Kohli has a stupendous ODI record and has dominated the format globally. With the veteran Indian batter touring England likely for the last time as an active international cricketer, the right-hander is chasing his first 50-over international ton in the country. Although Kohli had scored an ODI hundred in Cardiff in 2011, but does the hundred count? Check the truth behind the ton that occurred 15 years ago.
India vs England: Does Virat Kohli’s century in Cardiff count as a ton on English soil?
The 37-year-old had scored a pristine 107 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff as the ground brought some happy memories ahead of the second ODI against England at the same venue. Although the century came in a losing cause, a young Kohli earned immense praise his 93-ball knock that contained nine fours and a six. But England eventually chased down the target of 305 with six wickets to spare as the Duckworth-Lewis method came into play.
Nevertheless, the hundred from the star batter cannot necessarily be counted as the one in England since Cardiff is geographically located in Wales. Wales is one of the four distinct countries in the United Kingdom alongside England, Wales, Scotland and the Northern Ireland. Hence, Cardiff is one of those cities that comes in Wales.
India vs England: How much did Virat Kohli score in the second ODI in Cardiff?
The second ODI against England in Cardiff saw the Delhi-born cricketer come into bat after Shubman Gill was dismissed by Gus Atkinson for 31 off 28 deliveries. After perishing for 5 in the series-opener at Edgbaston, Kohli looked switched on from the word-go and got off the mark with a sumptuous on-drive. The former Indian captain also reached his half-century off only 50 deliveries, thereby sharing a 67-run partnership with Rohit Sharma, who made 26 before Will Jacks got the better of the opener. Jofra Archer had returned for his sixth over in the 32nd, dismissing the set Kohli for 65 as a top-edge carried to Adil Rashid at third man.
At the time of writing this, Team India had spectacularly collapsed to 193/7 from being comfortably placed at 178/3 at one stage. After dismissing the right-hander, the Barbadian also got Axar Patel and Shivam Dube, putting the tourists in a spot of bother.
