Google India shares a new ‘Virat Kohli trend’ with more than 1 million searches
Google India too could not stop gushing at batting legend Virat Kohli today. The world’s most-popular search engine shared a fan post for Virat Kohli. The Indian Cricket icon Virat Kohli marked his return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy (VHT) on a triumphant note. Kohli posted a memorable century as he prepares for the mission of lifting the ICC Cricket World Cup 2027. In his first VHT match after 15 years and first 50-over match for Delhi in 12 years, Virat scored a 101-ball 131, with 14 fours and three sixes, with a strike rate of over 129. The knock featured those same trademark drives, some sumptuous straight hits and that almost flawless ability to pierce the ball through gaps and run between the wickets.Google India shared two posts on Vijay Hazare Trophy that ‘screamed’ Virat Kohli’s craze. The first post shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Google India said, “Refreshing 181818 times on Search 🥹.” For those unaware, 18 is Virat Kohli’s Jersey number. Little doubt then that the number has special significance for Kohli fans. The tweet suggested how Kohli fans across the country are searching for match details again and again, refreshing their search on Google every time. The second Google India post shared how the ‘Delhi vs Andhra’ match in Vijay Hazare Trophy was the most-searched topic for over 10 hours on Google in India. There were more than 1 million searches of the Live score of the match and related information. “+1M Aura 📈,” reads Google India’s Twitter post.Several Virat Kohli fans too shared the screenshots of the Google India post celebrating his performance.
Virat Kohli lights up Bengaluru
After today’s match, Virat has now completed 1,000 List A runs for Delhi. In 18 matches and 17 innings for Delhi, he has scored 1,041 runs at an average of 65.06, with five centuries and four fifties and best score of 131. Now in 343 matches, Virat has scored 16,130 runs at an average of 57.60, with a strike rate of almost 94, with 58 centuries and 84 fifties in 330 innings and a best score of 183Earlier in the morning, Delhi won the toss and elected to field first. A century from Ricky Bhui (122 in 105 balls, with 11 fours and seven sixes) took Andhra Pradesh to 298/8 in 50 overs. Notably, Delhi captain Nitish Kumar Reddy scored 23 off 21 balls, including a four and a six. For Delhi, pacer Simarjeet Singh (5/54) and Prince Yadav (3/50) were among the top bowlers for Delhi.While Delhi lost Arpit Rana early, a 113-run stand between Priyansh Arya (74 in 44 balls, with seven fours and five sixes) and Virat put Delhi in a steady position. Nitish Rana (77 in 55 balls, with nine fours and two sixes) had a 160-run stand with Virat, which ended with Virat being dismissed for 131, with 14 fours and three sixes. SThe Karnataka government’s refusal to grant permission to host matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium citing security reasons forced the KSCA to shift matches to CoE, and the venue was out of bounds for fans.
