India vs Australia: Former cricketers hail Virat Kohli's stupendous ton in 1st Test

New Delhi: All eyes were on Virat Kohli as he went out in the middle to play his first innings as an Indian Test captain. The right-hander suffered a huge blow on the helmet first ball, but it didn't hamper his confidence as he went on to slam a superb century on Day 3 of the Adelaide Test.

Kohli, who was dismissed on 115 by Johnson, received praises from several former cricketers on social micro-blogging site Twitter.

Well done ViratK!That's the way 2 stamp yur class as capt/player..!!Still lot more work 2 B done Son,Ind still not out of woods..!!! — Bishan Bedi (@BishanBedi) December 11, 2014

Top innings form Virat on a great day of test cricket @ESPNcricinfo #Matchpoint — Ajit Agarkar (@imAagarkar) December 11, 2014

Considering his poor form earlier this year in the five-match Test series against England, the Australian speedsters were expected to cause trouble for him outside the off-stump. But the 26-year-old negotiated the swing and the bounce reasonably well and got his team into a comfortable position.

Kohli's magnificent knock was also hailed by overseas players.

Well played Virat.... Fantastic knock ... #AusvInd http://t.co/UJVmLFnJUF — Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 11, 2014

Watching the contrasting styles between @imVkohli & @ImRo45 is telling, Virat's intent at the crease the big difference. #Decisive — Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) December 11, 2014

With a captain's knock, Kohli became the third Indian to score a century in debut innings as Test captain after Vijay Hazare (1951) and Sunil Gavaskar (1976).