{
  "id": 10240735,
  "title": "Virat Kohli Smashes Home 50 With Massive Six After Eight Months Long Wait",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/virat-kohli-smashes-home-50-with-massive-six-after-eight-months-long",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-27T14:49:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/virat-kohli-smashes-home-50-with-massive-six-after-eight-months-long-wait"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thiruvananthapuram, September 27 - Indian cricket sensation Virat Kohli returned to ODI cricket after an eight-month gap and smashed a massive six to reach his 80th fifty in the first ODI against West Indies. The batsman needed just 40 balls to achieve the milestone, which came off the bat of Alzarri Joseph during India's chase of 296. Kohli has now only nine runs to go to become the second Indian and sixth overall player to reach the 15,000 ODI-run mark.",
  "summary": "Thiruvananthapuram, September 27: Star Indian batsman Virat kohli has smashed another half century in the first ODI against West Indies on Sunday. Virat smashed a massive six of Alzarri Joseph to reach the milestone. Virat is now only two boundaries away from another milestone in his international career. 1st ODI: India batter Virat Kohli brings up his 80th ODI fifty off 40 balls in a chase of…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}