Gambhir's stony face during Kohli's century goes viral, fans troll coach

Team India defeated West Indies by 8 wickets in the first ODI, dominating in every department. After a fine bowling display by Kuldeep Yadav, batting from Virat Kohli and captain Shubman Gill overwhelmed West Indies. King Kohli smashed an unbeaten 139 off just 88 balls, studded with 10 fours and 9 sixes. Riding on this innings, India chased down the target with nearly 8 overs to spare.

But after Kohli's brilliant century, head coach Gautam Gambhir has been heavily trolled on social media. Kohli batted at a strike rate of 157.95 during his 139-run innings. According to a photo that went viral, while Kohli was smashing sixes on the field, the rest of the coaching staff in the dugout stood up and celebrated after his eighth six. But coach Gautam Gambhir showed no reaction on his face and sat calmly. His stony expression instantly went viral on social media, with fans alleging that Gambhir did not seem happy with Kohli's innings. Several fans then began trolling head coach Gambhir, and a flood of memes followed his reaction online.

However, after the match ended, Gautam Gambhir hugged Virat Kohli and congratulated him on the win. Despite this, Gambhir's stern expression remained a talking point on social media. Indian fans have repeatedly raised the issue that all is not well between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, though both have consistently denied any differences between them.

This is Virat Kohli's 86th century in international cricket. He now has 55 centuries in ODI cricket. No player has ever scored even 50 ODI centuries, and Kohli leads with 55. In the same match against West Indies, Kohli also completed 15,000 international runs, becoming only the second batter after Sachin Tendulkar to reach this milestone.