Virat Kohli ended the drought of sixes (Photo-PTI)

Virat Kohli six, Virat Kohli is known for his cover drives and explosive fours, but when this player hits sixes, the world keeps watching. Something similar was seen in the Ranchi ODI against South Africa. Virat Kohli hit two sixes in the very beginning of his innings against South Africa. He hit the first six in Nandre Berger's over and the second six came from his bat off Bartman's ball. By hitting these two sixes, Virat Kohli ended the drought of 746 days. Let us tell you what is the matter,

Virat Kohli ended the drought

Let us tell you that as soon as Virat Kohli hit his first six in the Ranchi ODI against South Africa, he ended the drought of 291 days. Actually, Virat Kohli has hit a six in an ODI match after 291 days. Virat had hit his last ODI six against England on February 12, 2025. This match was played in Ahmedabad and he played an inning of 52 runs.

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Virat hit 2 sixes in ODI after so many days

Not only this, Virat Kohli has hit 2 or more sixes in an ODI innings after 746 days. The last time Virat Kohli hit two or more sixes in an ODI match was against New Zealand in the semi-finals of the World Cup 2023. In this match played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, Virat played an inning of 117 runs in 113 balls and hit 2 sixes from his bat. Now after 746 days, Virat Kohli has hit 2 sixes in ODI cricket. The interesting thing is that Virat Kohli completed his half-century in this match only with sixes. Hardly anyone will remember the last time Virat Kohli did this. But whatever may be the case, Virat definitely won the hearts of his fans in Ranchi.