SAvIND, 3rd ODI | 'Congrats to Virat for his 34th shaam tak khelne wali innings': Twitter in awe of Kohli

Virat Kohli on Wednesday scored his 34th hundred in the 50-over format of international cricket during the third ODI against South Africa.

The Newlands crowd in Cape Town were treated to a Kohli special as the Indian captain went about doing his business even as the visitors kept losing wickets at the other end.

The only batter to give Kohli competition was Shikhar Dhawan, but the left-handed opener fell for 76 off 63 balls.

Twitter was in awe after Kohli's phenomenal innings on Wednesday.

Here are some tweets

Unstoppable. Kohli is scoring centuries like he's turning pages in a book.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 7, 2018

I suspect Virat enjoys running between the wickets more than hitting 4s & 6s. Another international hundred built on hard running between the wickets. What a champion!#Kohli #SAvsIND

— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) February 7, 2018

Congrats to Virat Kohli for his 34th shaam tak khelne wali innings.

— Trendulkar (@Trendulkar) February 7, 2018

Four hundreds in his last six ODI innings for Kohli. Would have been five in six if South Africa hadn't been so selfishly bowled out for 118 in the last match.

— Peter Miller (@TheCricketGeek) February 7, 2018

Before the series Kohli never scored ODI Century in SA now he scored two in his last three games...

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 7, 2018

Three 100s in the last four ODI innings for Virat Kohli and in those three innings he has hit only one six. Still keeps his strike rate around 90. Incredibly smart batsman. #RSAvInd

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) February 7, 2018

Virat Kohli in his last 6 ODI:

121, 29, 113, 112, 46*, 101*

Only once dismissed without scoring century in his last six ODIs which is insane numbers!

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) February 7, 2018

Death, Taxes and Kohli scoring an ODI Hundred... #34 #SAvIND

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 7, 2018

Virat Kohli is like that sole-wage earner of the family who's supporting his two unemployed brothers, who sit at home and do nothing. Pandya & Sharma.

— Gabbbar (@GabbbarSingh) February 7, 2018

There is little doubt that Virat Kohli will break Tendulkar's ODI hundred tally. He's already at 34. The real question is whether he will cross 60 ODI hundreds.

I suspect his biggest obstacles will not be bowling, injuries, or fitness, but scheduling.

— Chinmay Bhogle (@chinmaybhogle) February 7, 2018

Time will come when we'll say,

80, 90, pura Kohli!

— Nikhil  (@CricCrazyNIKS) February 7, 2018

Watch that Kohli cover drive as many times as you want. You won't have enough of it

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) February 7, 2018

Kohli treating SA Bowlers as club cricketers . What a player 

— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye) February 7, 2018

Hey. Just a quick ping. Kohli gets another ODI ton. Nothing new, except that it's his 34th.

But seriously...fill some cool adjectives here...whatta man. #WhistlePodu #SAvIND

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) February 7, 2018

South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the third ODI of the six-match series.

India have fielded an unchanged playing eleven. For South Africa wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen and Lungi Ngidi will make their debut, while Morne Morkel has been rested. Ngidi has been drafted in the team in place of Tabraiz Shamsi.

Playing XIs

South Africa: Aiden Markram (capt), Hashim Amla, JP Duminy, Heinrich Klaasen, 5 David Miller, Khaya Zondo, Chris Morris, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Lungi Ngidi, Imran Tahir.

India: Virat Kohli (capt), Rohit Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Ajinkya Rahane, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadav, Hardik Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal.