Kohli breaks Test century drought in Ahmedabad

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Kohli brought up Test century No.28 after flicking Nathan Lyon for a single and helping India push towards a crucial first-innings lead.

There was a gap of 41 innings between his last century and this one, with the previous one coming over three years ago against Bangladesh in November 2019.

Kohli scored a sublime 136 in India's only innings at the Eden Gardens and helped his team secure an innings and 46-run victory.

"600kg Gorilla off his back," Ravi Shastri boomed on commentary as Kohli raised his bat, then removed his helmet with a smile and kissed his necklace in relief to a standing ovation from the Ahmedabad crowd.

He now has eight Test hundreds against Australia, second-most, on par with Sunil Gavaskar on a list that is topped by Sachin Tendulkar, who has 11.

His 28th Test ton is also his 75th international hundred.

Building his innings further, Kohli partnered with Axar Patel to rapidly chip down Australia's lead. The duo put on a century stand and Kohli soon crossed 150.

After Axar's wicket, India suffered a mini collapse, which ended with Kohli's wicket on 186 and India having extended their lead to 91.

By the end of day four, Australia were 3/0, trailing by 88 runs.