Virat Kohli sends a powerful message to Gautam Gambhir with a stunning century after the return of the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Former Team India skipper Virat Kohli hit a century at home during the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025 match against Andhra in Bengaluru on Wednesday, December 24. The right-handed batsman, who returned to the 50-over tournament after almost 15 years, once again showed his consistency with the bat.

Delhi opted to bowl after winning the toss at the BCCI Center of Excellence in Bengaluru. They restricted Andhra Pradesh to 298 for 8 wickets. Ricky Bhui anchored the innings with 122 off 105 balls while Shaik Rasheed added 31. Simarjeet Singh was the bowlers’ choice for Delhi, finishing with figures of 5 for 54.

Virat Kohli shines on domestic return with Vijay Hazare Trophy Century

Chasing a target of 299 against Andhra Pradesh, Virat Kohli came in and hit the very first over. He started positively, hitting two boundaries early and going for 10 runs off just 5 balls. Kohli looked at ease at the crease and mixed control with intent.

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Kohli then built a partnership of 113 runs with Priyansh Arya for the second wicket. Arya played the aggressive role and scored 74 runs off 44 balls, including seven fours and five sixes.

After Arya was dismissed, Kohli continued to bat calmly and scored a solid century. The hundred was his 58th in List A cricket and marked a memorable comeback in the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Virat Kohli reaches the 58th list a century after the return of the Vijay Hazare trophy

According to ESPNcricinfo, Virat Kohli scored his 58th century in List A cricket. He now has the second most List A centuries in history, after Sachin Tendulkar, who has 60. Notably, 53 of Kohli’s 58 List A centuries have been in international cricket.

The right-handed batsman played just 18 matches for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Before this match, his last appearance in the tournament came 15 years ago on 18 February 2010. He captained Delhi against Services in Gurgaon and scored 16 runs in a 113-run win.

During his innings in Bengaluru, Kohli also achieved another milestone by completing 1,000 runs for Delhi in List A cricket. The 37-year-old will play one more match in the tournament ahead of the three-match ODI series against New Zealand.

Kohli also became the fastest player to score 16,000 runs in List A cricket. He achieved the milestone in just 330 innings, breaking the previous record of Sachin Tendulkar, who had taken 391 innings to reach the milestone. Kohli became only the second Indian to cross 16,000 List A runs.

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