‘Message must have gone inside Virat that ‘Are you people doubting my ability?’: Ashwin on Kohli’s celebrations post ODI centuries against South Africa

With his knock of 102 runs against South Africa in the second ODI at Raipur, Virat Kohli scored his second successive century of the series in as many matches. Kohli’s century at Raipur was also the 11th time that the Indian batsman scored back-to-back hundreds in ODI cricket and the 37-year-old celebrated both centuries in his all aggressive style pumping up the fists and jumping. With all the talk about him now playing in only one format and Kohli also playing in Vijay Hazare trophy later this year, former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes the celebrations are to answer the cricketing world about ‘doubting Virat Kohli’ and the cricketer answering the doubts with the centuries.

“We understand what’s the journey inside him. Let’s not forget to understand why is Virat celebrati