Virat Kohli slammed a century against West Indies. Photo: BCCI Virat Kohli slammed a match-winning century as India chased down the target of 296 against West Indies in the first ODI of the three-match series with ease. The Indian legend remained unbeaten on 139 off just 88 balls in the chase. Batting with a strike rate of 157.95, Kohli hit nine sixes and 10 fours in his knock. Courtesy of his knock, India completed the chase in only 41.4 overs. Mohammad Kaif was all praise for Kohli after his heroics and he slammed his critics who were asking him to retire following back-to-back ducks in Australia. "I still remember when Kohli got out for consecutive ducks in Australia, people told him to retire and that he cannot do it now. After that, Kohli has scored 900 runs in 11 innings with four hundreds. He has played only 11 innings in a year, which is one match per month. Despite not playing regularly, the way he has batted in this game, he is a boundary hitter, but he scored nine sixes here. He has not done this before. This is something new. This is his new side," Kaif said on his YouTube channel. "He is showing that he is 37, has had a long career with ups and downs, but his weapon is his bat. Until his bat is doing the talking, no one has the guts to touch him. Nobody can touch him. He has made this clear," he added. Kohli has been enjoying a purple patch in ODI cricket since back-to-back ducks against Australia. He remained unbeaten on 74 in the third ODI. He followed up with back-to-back centuries against South Africa and hit a half-century in the third game. The former India captain hit one century against New Zealand. After missing the Afghanistan series due to an injury, Kohli hit two fifties against England and kicked off the home series against West Indies with a century. Virat Kohli created history and became the quickest batter to score 15000 ODI runs during his century against WI. He breached the milestone in 303 innings, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record. Kohli now has 60 List A tons and shares the top spot with Sachin. The Master Blaster also finished his List A career with 60 centuries. Kohli, who has 55 ODI tons, is the only batter to score 50 centuries in the format. Disclaimer: This article summarizes a report by Mohammad Kaif. While Times Now has verified the public data presented, the interpretations of 'intent' remain those of the creator. Rishav Narang is an experienced writer with nine years of experience in sports journalism. He extensively writes on cricket and covers live matches, b... View More