By Admin 
India independence day: The day of August 15 is full of emotions for every Indian. This is the date when India got freedom from the British rule. This day is also special in the history of cricket, because on this day, former captain of Team India Virat Kohli set a world record that no Indian could break till date.
Virat Kohli’s record
In 2019, Virat Kohli played an unbeaten 114 -run innings in the third ODI played against West Indies in Port of Spain. This match was affected due to rain and after changing the date, this brilliant century of Virat Kohli came according to India on the morning of 15 August. In this way, Kohli became the only Indian to score a century in international cricket on Independence Day. He played this innings at a strike rate of 115.15, which included 14 fours.
Match condition
In this match, the West Indies team won the toss and batted first and scored a score of 240 runs for 7 wickets in 35 overs. On his behalf, Chris Gayle scored an innings of 72 runs in 41 balls.
Thanks to this memorable performance of Kohli, India won against the West Indies by 6 wickets with 15 balls remaining. In this match, Shreyas Iyer also scored 65 runs while performing excellent batting, while in bowling, Khalil Ahmed took three wickets.
August 15 is recorded in the pages of history
India celebrates Independence Day on August 15 so that the heroes who sacrificed for about 200 years of slavery and independence can be remembered. The Indian Independence Act came into force on 15 August 1947, which ended the British rule and gave India an independent nation status.
Selection controversy with Kohli
Questions are being raised these days about the selection of Virat Kohli, who scored the world’s runs around the world and scored the most centuries in ODI cricket. He had to play in the Ranji Trophy before retiring from Test cricket, and now it is reported that he may have to enter the Vijay Hazare Trophy to return to the ODI team. This is the situation when his last 15 ODI innings include three centuries and five half -centuries. Cricket experts believe that the condition for such a player to prove himself in the domestic tournament does not do justice to his stature.