Virat Kohli scored a sensational hundred to lead India to a thumping 124-run win over South Africa in the third ODI at Newlands on Wednesday as the visitors took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the six-match series. However, it wasn’t as easy as Kohli made it seem. The Indian run machine had to overcome cramps late on in India’s innings and said that it was an amazing feeling to push his body beyond the limits for the good of the team.
“I was pleased from that point of view that I was able to bat through because I was struggling with a bit of cramp around the 90s. Then wickets kept falling, I decided to hit out, because I thought I might not have enough energy left.
“Then amazing things can happen when you are thinking about the team all the time. You can push your body beyond limits that you might not push yourself otherwise. I experienced that today, and that was an amazing feeling,” he added.
Kohli said he wants to play in this manner till he is 34-35 and that this is the reason why he trains so much.
“Look I am going to be 30 this year…I want to play this kind of cricket even when I am 34-35. That’s why I train so much because I am a guy who likes to play with intensity.
“Once that is gone, I don’t know what I am going to do on the field,” Kohli said reflecting on his unbeaten knock of 160, which guided India to a 124-run triumph for an unassailable 3 -0 lead in the series.
