Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to score three consecutive tons in ODIs
NEW DELHI: There is no stopping run-machine Virat Kohli. India skipper on Saturday added another feather to his glittering career, becoming the first Indian batsman to score three consecutive centuries in one-day internationals.
After scoring 140 and 157 not out in the first two ODIs, Kohli reached the three-figure mark again against the touring West Indies side in the third ODI at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Kohli, while leading the India run chase, pulled down a short ball to fine leg for a single to reach the feat off 110 balls with the help of ten fours and a six in the 38th over. But Kohli failed to carry on much further and was clean bowled by Marlon Samuels in the 42nd over, with India still needing 64 more to win off 51 balls.
With four tons, Sri Lanka's former wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara holds the record of most consecutive centuries in ODIs.
Along with Kohli, nine batsmen have achieved the feat of three tons on the trot in one-dayers.
Captain Kohli also became the first batsman to score four successive tons against an opponent, following his 111 against the Caribbean side at Kingston in 2017.
Courtesy: timesofindia
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Odisha: Normalcy returns to violence-hit Malkangiri; internet services fully restored
Malkangiri (PTI): Normalcy returned to Odisha’s Malkangiri district on Monday, nearly a week after around 200 villages were damaged in violent clashes in a village, with the district administration fully restoring internet services, a senior official said.
Additional District Magistrate Bedabar Pradhan said internet services, suspended across the district on December 8 to curb the spread of rumours and misinformation following the clashes, were restored after the situation improved.
The suspension had been extended in phases till 12 noon on Monday.
The administration also withdrew prohibitory orders imposed under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita within a 10-km radius of MV-26 village, where arson incidents were reported on December 7 and December 8.
Though the violence was confined to two villages, tension had gripped the entire district, as the incident took the form of a clash between local tribals and Bengali settlers following the recovery of a headless body of a woman on December 4, officials said.
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The violence broke out after residents of Rakhelguda village allegedly set ablaze several houses belonging to Bengali residents, forcing hundreds to flee. The headless body of Lake Podiami (51), a woman from the Koya tribe, was recovered from the banks of the Poteru river on December 4, while her head was found six days later at a location about 15 km away.
Officials said the district administration held several rounds of discussions with representatives of the tribal and Bengali communities, following which both sides agreed to maintain peace.
Relief and rehabilitation work has since been launched at MV-26 village, with preliminary assessment pegging property damage at around Rs 3.8 crore.
A two-member ministerial team headed by Deputy Chief Minister K V Singh Deo visited the affected village, interacted with officials and locals, and submitted a report to the chief minister.
So far, 18 people have been arrested in connection with the violence, the officials said, adding that despite the withdrawal of prohibitory orders and restoration of internet services, security forces, including BSF and CRPF personnel, continue to be deployed to prevent any untoward incident.
On Sunday, Nabarangpur MP Balabhadra Majhi visited MV-26 and neighbouring Rakhelguda villages, and held discussions with members of both communities as part of efforts to rebuild confidence and restore peace.
More than two lakh Bengali-speaking Bangladeshis were rehabilitated by the Centre in Malkangiri and Nabarangpur districts in 1968, and they currently reside in 124 villages of Malkangiri.
