The celebrations that followed were not the sigh of relief he had in Dubai after the 71st international century in September. Nor was it a thank-god-its done one after his hundred against Bangladesh in Chattogram last month.
Instead, it was the Kohli of the past. The Kohli of 2010s who piled on centuries for fun and yet celebrated every one of them like it was his first ever. The Kohli who batted like he was on the top of the world, looking down on mere mortals who were trying to catch up with the pace at which he moved forward. He pointed towards the air as he ran the single, leapt up and above the stump, punching the air and shouting in delight - as he has done innumerable times in the past decade - rolling back the clock into the angry young athlete who wanted to prove why he is the World's No 1 batter every time he walked out to bat.
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