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India National Cricket Team vs South Africa National Cricket Team Match Scorecard: India's batting maestro Virat Kohli's 52nd ODI hundred sparked a vortex of excitement, sending social media into a madness as India posted a formidable total of 349/8 against South Africa in the first ODI of the three-match series at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Sunday.

The internet erupted in adulation as Kohli scripted yet another milestone with his masterclass, prolific century-making skill.

One user posted on X, “There will be only one Virat Kohli. You will have to clap to his class, excellence and drive. Quite a few things to tick off. Played Virat."

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“52nd century for Virat Kohli!  The King does it again vs South Africa — and a fan even touched his feet to honour the milestone. Legends don’t just play, they inspire devotion," another fan posted on X.

Kohli's 120 (135 balls, 11b, 7x6) and his 136-run stand with long-time associate Rohit Sharma (57, 51b) was the engine room of India's charge to a 300-plus total.

Kohli went past the three-figure mark with a boundary of SA left-arm pacer Marco Jansen, raising bedlam in the stadium, even forcing a spectator to invade the ground to touch the master's feat.

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The veteran batter also went past the legendary Sachin Tendulkar as the batter with the most hundreds in one format of the game. Tendulkar has 51 Test hundreds, and Kohli now has 52 ODI tons.

Rohit too had his own moment when he smashed a world record 352nd six in ODI cricket to go past former Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi's mark of 351.

KL Rahul gave a late thrust to the innings with a 56-ball 60.

(With PTI Inputs)

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