Virat Kohli, India’s batting mainstay, tonked a monstrous six during a practice session at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur with his teammates prior to their second One-Day International against South Africa. In a video shared on social media, the right-handed batsman played an incredible shot on the on-side off Arshdeep Singh’s delivery.
The ex-Indian skipper will try to continue his fine form in the second ODI at Raipur as the Men in Blue eye a series victory. Virat Kohli was at his fluent best in the series-opener at Ranchi on Sunday (November 30), making 135 off 120 balls with the help of 11 fours and seven sixes. The veteran’s 136-run stand for the second wicket with Rohit Sharma laid a foundation for the Men in Blue to post 349/8 in 50 overs.
Watch the video below as Kohli plays a stylish shot:
In today's session one thing is very much clear that Virat has changed his mindest & that's why he's working more on his six hitting abilities.
He used to be this much aggressive back in 2013 & maybe he wants to follow that old template from now on. pic.twitter.com/Pe78Kt0xWv
— Sohel. (@SohelVkf) December 2, 2025After scoring 52 ODI centuries, the 37-year-old now holds the record for most tons in a single format.
Temba Bavuma Praises Impact of Kohli and Rohit on India’s Line-Up
With regular South African skipper Temba Bavuma likely to return for the second ODI, the 35-year-old stated that it is fascinating to play against the combo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. He stated, as reported by The Indian Express:
“The inclusion of those two guys that does bolster the team. Like we said at the start of the series, these are two guys who have a lot of experience and a lot of skill and that can only benefit the team. It is not something that we are not aware of. We played against, Rohit… I think it was in 2007, the T20 World Cup, I was still in school then. I mean, these guys have been around, so there is nothing new.”
“These are world-class players. (Coming up against them is) nothing new, we have come across it. We have been on the bad end of it. But we have also had good times against them. It all just makes the series a lot more exciting,” he added.
The Proteas, headed by Aiden Markram, fell 17 runs short of India’s total in the first One-Day International.
