Virat Kohli did miss scoring his 71st century in the first innings of the India vs South Africa 3rd Test, but his invaluable 79 managed to create a storm on social media anyway. On Tuesday, India were bowled out for 223 after Kagiso Rabada and Marko Jansen’s bowling attack, but Kohli’s gameplay was praised on all fronts. For his 99th Test match, the usually aggressive batter was more disciplined than ever. Former India opener Gautam Gambhir stated that the 32-year-old kept his ego aside and batted for his team. On January 10, however, not everyone had been so certain of this outcome. One fan took to Twitter to place a bet, writing, “If Virat Kohli scores half century tomorrow, I’ll Paytm 100 rupees to everyone who Retweet + likes this tweet.” His tweet happens to have, at the time of writing this article, over 20,000 likes and almost 8,000 retweets.
Twitter user K Shrinivas Rao calculated that, as things stood at 7.27 PM on January 11, the person who made the bet owed various random citizens on the microblogging platform Rs 7,14,500. Since then, the likes and retweets have increased and the amount should now stand at approximately Rs 8 lakh, taking only the RTs on the post into account. Although the original tweeter is currently MIA, Twitter users aren’t known for leaving well enough alone. They’ve been flocking to the tweet and demanding the money that they’re rightfully owed.
Hii bro… Virat Kohli has reached 50 with a beautiful drive !— Soumya Biswal…
