{"id":4518,"date":"2023-12-27T16:59:36","date_gmt":"2023-12-27T16:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/?p=4518"},"modified":"2023-12-27T17:03:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-27T17:03:52","slug":"virat-kohli-comes-up-with-a-heartwarming-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/virat-kohli-comes-up-with-a-heartwarming-reaction\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH: Overjoyed Virat Kohli comes up with a heartwarming reaction to KL Rahul\u2019s brilliant ton in Centurion Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li><strong>KL Rahul slammed a brilliant ton for India on Day 2 of the Centurion Test against South Africa.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Virat Kohli was visibly ecstatic and came up with a heartwarming reaction as Rahul reached the three-figure mark.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The second day of the&nbsp;<strong>Boxing Day Test<\/strong>&nbsp;between&nbsp;<strong>South Africa<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>India<\/strong>&nbsp;at Centurion witnessed a thrilling display of cricketing prowess and resilience. The star of the day was India\u2019s wicketkeeper-batter,&nbsp;<strong>KL Rahul<\/strong>, who not only hammered a brilliant century but also received a heartwarming reaction from Indian batting stalwart&nbsp;<strong>Virat Kohli<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kl-rahuls-heroics\">KL Rahul\u2019s heroics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Resuming the innings on 70 with India struggling at 208\/8,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/2023\/12\/sa-vs-ind-twitter-goes-berserk-as-kl-rahul-smashes-record-breaking-century-in-centurion-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rahul showcased determination and skill as he notched up his eighth Test century<\/a>. His innings not only propelled India to a competitive total of 245 but also showcased his ability to anchor the innings and form crucial partnerships with the lower-order batters, including\u00a0<strong>Shardul Thakur<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Mohammed Siraj<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kohlis-overjoyed-reaction-to-rahuls-century\">Virat Kohli&#8217;s overjoyed reaction to Rahul\u2019s century<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As Rahul raised his bat to celebrate his century, the camera captured a heartening moment with the Karnataka-born cricketer\u2019s friend and teammate Kohli standing up on his feet and applauding the spectacular achievement with a beaming smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"925\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KL-Rahul-Kohli.webp\" alt=\"Virat Kohli comes up with a heartwarming reaction to KL Rahul\u2019s\" class=\"wp-image-4521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KL-Rahul-Kohli.webp 925w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KL-Rahul-Kohli-300x162.webp 300w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KL-Rahul-Kohli-768x415.webp 768w, https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KL-Rahul-Kohli-360x195.webp 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ALSO READ:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/hilton-cartwright-steers-melbourne-stars-to\/\"><strong>Twitter reactions: Hilton Cartwright steers Melbourne Stars to their first win of BBL|13<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a genuine display of joy and pride from Kohli, emphasizing the camaraderie and team spirit within the Indian squad. He even gave a pat to Rahul after he was on his way back to the dressing room after departing on 101.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kohlis-heartwarming-gesture-goes-viral\">Virat Kohli&#8217;s heartwarming gesture goes viral<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The image of Kohli\u2019s enthusiastic reaction to Rahul\u2019s century quickly went viral on the internet, capturing the attention and admiration of cricket fans worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Centurion at Centurion once again! \ud83e\udee1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KLRahul?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KLRahul<\/a>, TAKE A BOW!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeamIndia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TeamIndia<\/a>&#39;s new keeper-batter rises to the occasion &amp; brings up a memorable ton under tough circumstances.<br><br>His success mantra &#8211; Always <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Believe?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Believe<\/a>!<br><br>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SAvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SAvIND<\/a> 1st Test<br>LIVE NOW | Star Sports Network <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tYoDZNNJsV\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/tYoDZNNJsV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarSportsIndia\/status\/1739942965009842331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 27, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"jasprit-bumrahs-crucial-breakthrough\">Jasprit Bumrah\u2019s crucial breakthrough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the bowling department, despite the early wicket of&nbsp;<strong>Aiden Markram<\/strong>, India faced initial challenges as South African batters&nbsp;<strong>Dean Elgar<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Tony de Zorzi<\/strong>&nbsp;built a solid 93-run partnership. However, the momentum shifted when&nbsp;<strong>Jasprit Bumrah<\/strong>&nbsp;intervened, removing Tony and injecting energy back into the Indian camp. Bumrah didn\u2019t stop here, as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/crickettimes.com\/scorecard\/127809\/india-tour-of-south-africa-2023-24\/65423\/south-africa-vs-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he soon also removed newly arrived batter Keegan Petersen<\/a>&nbsp;for just two runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second day of the&nbsp;Boxing Day Test&nbsp;between&nbsp;South Africa&nbsp;and&nbsp;India&nbsp;at Centurion witnessed a thrilling display of cricketing prowess and resilience. The star of the day was India\u2019s wicketkeeper-batter,&nbsp;KL Rahul, who not only hammered a brilliant century but&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4520,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[76,260,201,259,74],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4518"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4518"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4518\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4522,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4518\/revisions\/4522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/totalcric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}