Virat Kohli scores a century against Afghanistan in Asia Cup 2022, India registers a convincing win

India beat Afghanistan by 101runs in the Asia Cup 2022 held in Dubai. One highlight of this huge win was the century of Virat Kohli. It was his maiden T20I century. He was promoted to open the batting and he proved his worth. India was in a precarious situation and might have been eliminated from the tournament. Kohli (33) remained unbeaten on 122 runs off 61 balls and helped the men in blue to post a score of 212/2 in 20 overs against Afghanistan. Kohli hit 12 boundaries and six sixers (over boundaries). Stand-in skipper KL Rahul , on his part, scored 62 runs. India vs Afghanistan Highlights Asia Cup 2022 Super 4 Updates: Ton-up Kohli, Bhuvneshwar's Fifer Guide IND to Massive Win Over AFG.

Afghanistan was no match for India. Bhuvneshwar Kumar picked up five wickets and wrecked the opponents. Incidentally, he claimed the five wickets for just four runs in his four overs. It devastated the Afghanistan team and India registered a massive win to end the tournament on a high.

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India lost the toss and had to bat first. They had a shaky start by losing KL Rahul and Virat Kohli in quick succession. However, captain Rohit Sharma steadied he innings with Suryakumar Yadav. The two of them added 100 runs in just 12 overs. Rohit scored 72 runs in 42 balls – it included 4 sixers and 5 boundaries. Yadav went out after scoring just 34 runs in 29 balls. Then followed Hardik Pandya and Risabh Pant. Both of them went back to the pavilion after scoring 17 runs each. India finally ended its innings at 173 for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka took 3 wickets while Chamika Karunaratne and Dasun Shanaka took 2 wickets each. Sri Lanka defeats India by 6 wickets in Asia Cup 2022.

Sri Lanka responded to the Indian challenge well. Its openers Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis dominated the game from the beginning. They crossed 50 runs in just five overs with the former scoring 52 runs in 37 balls and his partner scored 57 runs in 37 balls. Sri Lanka won the match in the last over. Indian spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took 3 wickets. With this loss, India is almost out of the tournament. It lost to Pakistan in its previous match and India's hopes would depend on the performance of Afghanistan against Pakistan on Wednesday.

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The Income Tax department has honored Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar with a ‘samman patra’, which translates into certificate of honor. This was because he had dutifully paid his income tax and became the highest taxpayer from the entertainment industry. Normally, many persons from this industry try to avoid paying taxes and Akshay Kumar was an exception. This is reported in the media. Akshay Kumar named as the highest taxpayer once again; receives a honour certificate from Income Tax department. He is an Indian-born naturalised Canadian actor and film producer. He has been working in the Hindi cinema for over three decades. With more than 100 films to his credit, he has won a number of awards. These include a National Film Award for Best Actor in 2016 for his performances in Rustom. He also won two Filmfare Awards.

He is known as the Khiladi star and is a busy actor. Right now, he is shooting in the UK and the honour certificate of the Income Tax department was received by his team on his behalf. Incidentally, he has been one of the highest taxpayers of India over the last five years. That reveals volumes for an actor many of whom try to suppress information in relation to taxable earnings. There are many of his films in the pipeline. He is a fitness freak, works out in the gym regularly and is proud of his body. The result is an able dancer and an actor who can portray strong persons. Apart from movies, he loves to work in ads and has featured in innumerable products. He is a brand ambassador for many products and has also worked in ads to promote policies of the government.

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