Virat Kohli has always been someone who you can rely completely upon. On many occasions, Virat Kohli has rescued the team from a crisis and this time it happened during the second ODI at the Vidarbha Cricket Association. The situation was no different as the hosts lost three early wickets. Rohit Sharma made way to the pavilion on a duck, Shikhar Dhawan on 21 from 29 balls and Ambati Rayudu also did not make a great score and departed on 18. India was 75-3 when Rayudu made way to the pavilion. The onus was on the India captain Virat Kohli to guide India to a big total. The Indian captain once again proved his mettle and scored his 40th century and now is just 10 hundreds away from breaking Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Check out our Live updates for the match here.

Vijay Shankar, who was playing quite well with the Indian captain, was run out and missed out on his half-century only by four runs. MS Dhoni, who led the Indian team to the finishing line in the first ODI in Hyderabad, departed on the score of 0. India vs Australia Live Cricket Score 2nd ODI Match.

Virat’s 40th hundred came after he played 107 balls hitting nine fours and no maximums. It wouldn’t be wrong to say that it is Virat who led the Indian team to a respectable score. The Indian captain played at the strike rate of 95.37 and India’s scoreboard currently reads 226/6 in 43.6 overs. Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul have been snubbed from the second ODI against Australia.

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