On Virat ‘s 21 century and 11th at abroad

** On Virat Kohali ‘s 21st century knock in abroad**

We know India is on the tour of South Africa that is challenging as well as very tougher because india couldn’t have won any a series there as a guest.
If we inspect out the indian cricket team’s record of abroad tours particularly
Of Australia
And S. Africa
Where India hasn’t won any a series so far in the history of 87 and 25 years respectively.
Yes, India could have won lone Test Match series there in England- the father of game cricket in 1971 yes, under the great captaincy of Ajit Wadekar.
That squad had some of ever great cricketers
like Sunny Gavaskar,
GR Wiswanath,
Farukh Engineer,
BS Bedi,
E Prasanna,
B Chandrashekhar,
Ekanath Solkar,Abid Ali ,etc.
While the team England of that era was a great site and tough to face.
Apart from it india never won any a series in England.
In 2K and 2k 1 and 2-k2
the team England isn’t remained formidable as it was for many years and so india could defeat them in there land thrice after that historic maiden Test series win. Before 60s the team England and Australia had dominance and reigned but the reign of England and Australia been cracked down by the West Indies of 70s,80 and 90s that has produced legends of the game likes of Gerry Soberse, three Ws, Larence Row W Holder, Viv Richard, C . Loyad R Kanhai , A Kali charan ,G Grinidge D Hasmans D Marey in the batting arena and fiery most quartet or quandary bowling attack of all time great A Roberts, M Holding Geol Garner and Colin Craft and then yes flashy and fiery M Marshal, I Bishop and Patric Peterson. Due to giants of that squad they dominated singlehandedly and reigned two decades. But India wasn’t power in that period and considered a lamb against monster like West Indies , Australia, England. Due to apartheid S Africa wasn’t in action the then despite have the biggies like G Polack , Berry Richards and C Raais.

India didn’t win there on the British soil but miracle happened and in 1971 for the first time it registered its maiden series win against England.
Yes india has registered victory there in the nations who are considered minnows yes like Shri Lanka, New Zealand , Zimbabwe, Bangladesh
But not against and in West Indies.
But yes since decade of 2K-1 yes after retirement of great B Lara
And fiery duo of C Wals and C Ambrose and some other good and reliable supporting players the West Indies which was a fear like monster gone and due to the big money in game football the Carribians distracted to cricket and so turned timid gradually and the tour of west indies became bonus due to its poor site and gradually ruined and ruined and india won against west indies there after two times on their soil and then the critical and tragic stage came that even lost out the ranking to play the ICC tourneys. And other reason we know the behavior of the WI cricket board and their disputes to have about the payment so biggies of the present West Indies teams are neglected and B class players are dragging the team any how and the team’s performance is in the dearth and ditch. In present any team can grab out west indies.
Instead of it Bangladesh emerged and snatched out the right to play from The West Indies.
Now team West Indies is struggling and at the bottom or ousted from the ICC rank and needs to play even for qualify .

* But in the year 2016 under epic captaincy of star batter of India Virat
Kohli and company rocked and ranked at number 1st and the then at 2nd rank. Though under mr gentleman Mahendra Singh Doni’s master class captaincy India reached a top of its worthy ranking and it’s a point of great glory that india reached on top in all the three formats of the game. Though india does thirsting ever on that toughest soil for series victory. And if india wins any a single match there against rivals it considered a big achievement.
*Yeah in foreign land indian batting meastros Sunny Gavaskar slammed out18 sparkling centuries,
Sachin Tendulkar-29 centuries,
Rahul Dravid -25 centuries,
with master class rhythm and tempo.
And in this list at the point of short cricketing career Virat Kohali has hit out 11 epic like innings.
On 15 th of January,2018 in the Centurion at the crucial stage when the team batting was in the sheer trouble ,he leads with the front and recovers the miserable conditions and his 153 compelled the opponent players to pet out and for congratulations.
Though cricket is a game of gentlemen and its the decorum of this royal game.
But now a days the rivalry and professionalism is at its peak and up to the damnation so worst and vice is lied on the ground and many cases of misbehaving has seen during the game. The teams want to win on any a cost is not good for the geo of the game or aim of the game.
So arrogance,
Sledging,
Chiding,
Provoking,
Abusing,
likes demerits
have come in the game.
But some greats like AB De Villiers, H Amla are one of the heroes in this great and grand tradition and trend and
are still as the ideals.
Virat Kohli played with high spirit and put india at the point of 50-50
And can make the history if indian bowlers bundle the S Africa under 250.
But if evaluate the 1st Test of Capetown
Where India bitterly tasted defeat of 72 runs and in the Centurion in the 1st innings reared by 29 odd runs but to see the nature of the game and pitch scenarios it’s vital. So at abroad particularly the jinx would break . With this hope we pray for the victory. But why we need to pray because our team hasn’t such class where we could be assure about our triumph in abroad. These tours are always tougher and Kohli and company has to proof that they not the lion on their soil or street but the lion on the abroad. By making century Virat has proved he a unique batsman but as a captain by getting series victory in abroad needs to prove that the 7 consecutive series in home were not the accident or due to home soil but due to their class game.
After end of apartheid and N Mandela’s coronation as the democratic king the nation South Africa got green signal to play the international games and sports and cricket too got nod and after it since the start S Africa being remained a threat and occupied top seed in cricket.
*NK Sevak “Sanatan”