Ravichandran Ashwin’s epic ‘Jinxing is overrated’ tweet on Virat Kohli’s stunning 45th ODI ton vs SL breaks the internet

Extending his free-scoring run within the sequence opener towards Dasun Shanaka-led Sri Lanka on Tuesday, former Indian skipper Virat Kohli slammed a sensational century in 1st One Day International (ODI) on the Barsapara Cricket Stadium. Inching nearer to breaking Sachin Tendulkar’s world document, Kohli slammed his forty fifth ODI ton as Rohit Sharma and Co. posted a big complete within the 1st ODI towards Sri Lanka.

Sharing a noteworthy tweet about 1st ODI between the 2 groups, veteran Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had predicted a King Kohli century within the sequence opener at Guwahati. Taking to Twitter earlier than Kohli transformed his quick-fire fifty right into a historic century, spin wizard Ashwin had backed the previous Indian skipper to slam his 73rd worldwide ton on Tuesday.

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“Let’s take a guess, how many of you think that we are going to score 400+ with a 73rd for@imVkohli ? #INDvSL,” Ashwin stated in his tweet. Living as much as expectations, Kohli accomplished his forty fifth ODI ton which propelled the hosts to a aggressive 373 for seven in 50 overs. After Ashwin’s put up about Kohli turned the discuss of the city, the Indian all-rounder shared one other cheeky tweet to win the web. “Jinxing is overrated,” Ashwin tweeted whereas sharing a hilarious meme on the microblogging website.

Kohli smashed a quick-fire 113 off 87 balls to assist Rohit-led India put up an enormous complete within the 50-over contest. The former Indian skipper additionally surpassed Tendulkar by registering his document ninth century towards Sri Lanka within the limited-overs format. While Kohli top-scored for India within the sequence opener, Indian skipper Rohit (83) and Shubman Gill (70) additionally performed essential knocks for the hosts at Guwahati. Batting icon Kohli is now solely 4 shy of Tendulkar’s all-time document of 49 centuries in ODI cricket. The 34-year-old has slammed 45 tons and 64 half-centuries in 266 ODIs for the two-time world champions.

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