India vs Windies: Virat Kohli's unique celebration explained

This gesture had a message of its own.

By Suryesh M

Updated - 24 Oct 2018, 20:40 IST

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It is usually a treat to watch Virat Kohli celebrating after he gets to a century. Be it the lunge in the air, the fist pump, the big roar or the flying kiss, it brings an absolute delight on the faces of the fans. On 60 occasions earlier, we’ve seen the legend putting up some brilliant celebrations on display.

However, when he got there for the 61st time in the second ODI against the Windies, there was something special about it. This was Virat’s 37th ODI century and it didn’t come any easy for him. He had to battle out the conditions, the pitch and fatigue that was trying to get over him in the process of getting to this landmark. Hence, what is often an aggressive celebration from him, was something that was missing.

10K for VK!

It was quite a submissive celebration from Virat Kohli after getting to this special century. It was the same innings where the legendary batsman surpassed the 10,000 runs mark in the ODIs. Hence, the fans were expecting a trademark celebration from the Indian captain.

However, surprising one and all, Virat didn’t celebrate much after getting to his century with a boundary. But, although it was a quiet celebration, Virat Kohli definitely had a message to convey which was understood by all. He just lifted his bat first, then pointed his index finger towards his bat, and finally was opening and closing all his five fingers. Later, he lifted both his hands acknowledging the applause from the crowd. He also lifted it towards the dressing room as the members clapped on.

This gesture had a message of its own. It denoted that let my bat do all the talking. This could possibly be because he was too tired and didn’t want to waste much of energy in his celebrations. This intent and the hunger was clearly to be seen in the eyes of Virat Kohli which was quite a goosebumps moment.

Here’s his celebration

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