Year Ender 2022 Cricket: 2022 is about to end and this year saw a lot of action in cricket. From Virat Kohli to Steve Smith, among the best batsmen of the present time, this year ended the drought of long-standing centuries. These batsmen were scoring runs continuously, but were not able to score a century. Let us know which batsmen have ended the long-standing drought of centuries this year.
Virat Kohli
Virat had scored his 70th international century on November 22, 2019 and after that there was a break on cricket due to Corona break. After returning to the field, Kohli scored 842 runs in 22 matches in 2020, but could not score a century. In 2021, he scored 964 runs in 24 matches, but even this year he did not score a century with his bat. Half a year of 2022 had also passed and Kohli was battling for a century. In the Asia Cup 2022, against Afghanistan, Kohli ended a long drought by playing an unbeaten inning of 122 runs and also scored his first century in T20 International. In November, he scored 113 against Bangladesh and scored his 44th century in ODIs.
steve smith
After playing an innings of 131 runs against India in January 2021, there was a decline in Steve Smith’s form. In July 2022, Smith’s wait also ended and his bat scored a century. Smith scored a century in difficult conditions against Sri Lanka. After this he scored two more centuries which included a double century.
david warner
David Warner scored his 43rd international century against India on January 14, 2020. After this, he could not score a century in the next 67 innings. On November 22, 2022, Warner ended the 1043-day drought and played an innings of 106 runs in the ODI match against England.
Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara played a brilliant inning of 193 against Australia on January 03, 2019. Pujara struggled in 2020 and 2021 and could score 865 runs in 18 Tests. On 14 December 2022, against Bangladesh, Pujara ended the drought of 1443 days and scored an unbeaten 102 runs.
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