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India vs South Africa ODIs: Soon after helping India win the ODI series against South Africa, Virat displayed his spiritual side as he took the blessings of Lord Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha at the Simhachalam Devasthanam Temple in Vizag. Virat played an impactful hand as India defeated South Africa by 9 wickets in the third and final ODI match on Saturday.

Kohli had a memorable outing in the three-match series and was the top run-getter with 302 runs to his name in three innings at an average of 151. He smashed two centuries and a fifty, proving his long and stellar dominance in the ODI format over the years. On his return to international cricket following the Test retirement, Virat scored two ducks in the first two ODIs against Australia. However, he now has four successive 50-plus scores to his name.

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After scoring 135 and 102 in the first two matches, Virat produced a fiery knock of 65 runs in just 45 balls on the back of six fours and three sixes as India chased down the 271-run target in 39.1 overs. Kohli would have scored his third consecutive hundred had South Africa scored a few more runs. The veteran batter was declared the player of the series (POTS) for his remarkable feat. This was his 20th player of the series in international cricket - the most by any player.

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Virat Kohli was extremely satisfied with his performance and rated it his best in the last few years.

"Honestly, just playing the way I have in this series has been the most satisfying thing for me," Kohli said at the presentation. "I don't think I've played at this level for a good two to three years now, and I feel really free in my mind, and just the whole game is coming together nicely, [it's] very exciting to build on. And something that I've always tried to do as a player, maintain my own standards that I've set for myself and play at the level that I can make an impact for the team.

"I know when I can bat like that out there in the middle, then it of course helps the team in a big way because I can bat long, I can bat according to the situation and just being confident makes me feel like any situation out there in the middle, I have what it takes to handle that situation and bring it in favour of the team."

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