"Missed century by 100 runs" - Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli gets out for a duck in 2nd ODI vs South Africa

Former India captain Virat Kohli's poor form with the bat continues as he was dismissed for a duck in the 2nd ODI against South Africa at Boland Park.

KL Rahul and Shikhar Dhawan got India off to a decent start with a 63-run opening stand, after they opted to bat first in Paarl. However, Dhawan (32) departed in a bid to go through the gears which saw the arrival of Kohli.

Virat Kohli, who scored 51 off 63 in the last game, struggled to get to grips with the spin on offer. After negating a Keshav Maharaj delivery which turned and bounced, the 33-year-old unleashed an extravagant cover drive only to chip it into the hands of South Africa captain Temba Bavuma.

It was a tossed-up delivery from Maharaj and Kohli tried to go past the cover fielder. But the ball seemed to stop on him, thus inducing a false shot from the talismanic run-scorer. The Proteas captain completed a simple catch to put India under the pump.

Meanwhile, fans were certainly disappointed as Kohli missed yet another opportunity to register his 71st century, that has eluded him for over 24 months.

Here are some of the reactions:

Incidentally, Kohli's stocks have gone down in the last couple of years. Since 2020, he has scored only 611 runs from 14 ODIs without a hundred, quite unlike Kohli's form.

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When did Virat Kohli score his last international century?

Since bursting onto the international scene in 2008, Kohli has enjoyed a purple patch with the bat, scoring 70 centuries (27 in Test cricket, and 43 in ODI matches).

His last international hundred came at the Eden Gardens against Bangladesh on November 23, 2019. Kohli smacked a cracking century, scoring 136 runs as the hosts wrapped up an easy win.

He recently stepped down from T20I and Test captaincy while he was sacked from the one-dayers. Kohli, who is likely to bat a lot freely now, is expected to end the drought very soon.