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India vs South Africa ODI Match: Indian batter Virat Kohli started the ODI series on an incredible note, scoring a match-winning hundred against South Africa in the first ODI. Not just with the bat, Kohli looked at his 'fiery' best while fielding, reflecting his 'clear' frame of mind. The knock also sent a message to the BCCI (Board of Cricket Control in India), who reportedly held a meeting to discuss the future of Kohli and former captain Rohit Sharma in the ODI setup.

In a video which went viral on social media, Kohli was spotted having an intense discussion with former player and selector at present, Pragyan Ojha. As soon as the video appeared on social media, fans started speculating the nature of the discussion which looked anything but casual. Check out the video here:

India will play the next ODI at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday.

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The 37-year-old defied his age on Sunday as his running between the wickets yielded 49 runs, including 40 singles, as he scored 135 runs from 120 balls. He also hit seven sixes and 11 boundaries in his record-extending 52nd ODI hundred.

"Yeah, that's how it is going to be. I am just playing one format of the game," said Kohli, who retired from international T20s last year after India won the 20-over World Cup. He retired from test cricket earlier this year.

Former India captain Kohli still plays T20 cricket in the Indian Premier League.

"I have played 300-odd ODI games, and so much cricket over the last 15-16 years. If you are in touch with the game, you know your reflexes are there, you can bat two hours in the nets without taking a break, you are meeting all those markers," he added.

Kohli said he had taken the previous day off to conserve his energy for the match in Ranchi.

"I've never been a big believer of a lot of preparation... all my cricket has been mental. As long as I feel, mentally, I can play the game, I work physically hard every day," he said in the post-match presentation.

"As I said many times before, if I arrive somewhere, I'll arrive 120%."

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"I thought, let me just go out and hit the ball, not think too much about any of the other stuff. Just me and the ball coming at me. And just enjoy the game of cricket, which is the very reason I started playing this game," Kohli said.

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