1019 days had passed while the world of cricket waited. With a record-breaking unbeaten knock of 122 in India’s 101-run victory over Afghanistan on Thursday at the Dubai International Stadium in the Asia Cup 2022, Virat Kohli finally ended his century drought in style and in a format he least expected. This was his 71st international century and first in T20Is. A “lucky” Pakistan fan who was able to get his bat autographed by Kohli shortly after his century made the game as as memorable for him as it was for the former India captain.
The fan explained how he was able to obtain that rare gift from Kohli to writer Vimal Kumar on his YouTube channel, adding that it would always be a part of his exclusive collection of autographed cricket bats from famous players.
“Ji mere haath me jo bat he woh Virat Kohli bhaiya ne sign karke diya he as a gift. I am so lucky ki mujhe…unhone aaj hundred mara, and aaj unka last match that UAE me, so unhone yeh mujhe gift kiya and I’m very lucky. Maine toh unko bas ek special request kiya tha and unhone ne maan li,” said the fan.
He was then asked whether he would want to sell the bat someday, and the fan’s reaction was epic, “Ek bhai idhr khare the and unhone kaha me main iska 4000-5000 Dirham (1 Dirham = INR 21.68) deta hu. But yeh mujhe sell nehi karna. Koi paanch lakh Dirham (INR 1.08 crore) de toh bhi sell nehi karna.”