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On Wednesday, Virat Kohli along with Team India for South Africa in the 3-T20I series opener arrived in Thiruvananthapuram. Meanwhile, the team arrived in the capital city of Kerala for the first time since December 2019 for an international game.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli’s fandom was on display outside the venue of the 1st T20I against South Africa. A group of his fans, knowns as the All Kerala Virat Kohli Fans (AKVKF), inaugurated a life-size cut-out of Virat outside the Greenfield Stadium. The picture of the same was shared by the group on its Instagram handle.
“AKVKFA official cutout in Kerala greenfield stadium Thiruvananthapuram,” the caption of the post read.
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Notably, since his return from a month-long break, Kohli has come back to form. He took some time off from the game after the decision of the England tour. He made himself unavailable for the West Indies T20Is and was also rested for the Zimbabwe tour.
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Meanwhile, he was back on the field during the Asia Cup 2022 and before the campaign opener against arch-rival Pakistan. He then indicated that he did not even touch his bat for straight 30 days, something that had occurred to him for the first time in his career.
However, the break generated positive results as Kohli began scoring like old days. After getting back-to-back fifties against Hong Kong and Pakistan in the Asia Cup, he got his maiden T20I hundred while batting against Afghanistan. Eventually, it was his long-awaited 71st international ton that came after three years.
On Sunday, he also hit 48-ball 63 in the final T20I against Australia. He then featured in a crucial 104-run stand with Suryakumar Yadav, helping India win the game by 16 runs and clinch the series 2-1.
“When Surya started hitting it like that, I kinda looked at the dug-out as well. Rohit and Rahul bhai both told me, ‘you can just keep batting on’ because Surya was striking it that well. It was just about building a partnership. I just used my experience a little bit,” Kohli said after India’s win.
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