IND vs WI: Enigmatic Kohli continues his tryst with records
What's the story
Indian skipper Virat Kohli slammed his 24th Test ton after coming out strong against hapless West Indies in the ongoing first Test in Rajkot. Kohli raced to his fourth Test century of the year and continued his authority atop as he leads the scoring charts in 2018. The 29-year-old became the second fastest cricketer to slam 24 centuries in Test cricket. Here's more.
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24th Test ton for Kohli
🙌 VIRAT KOHLI HUNDRED 🙌
— ICC (@ICC) October 5, 2018
The India captain is leading from the front as he brings up his 24th Test 💯! pic.twitter.com/ACPYWrTFwn
Records
Kohli keeps on piling records after records
Kohli, who brought up his hundred off 187 deliveries, completed 3,000 Test runs in India. He also blasted past 1,000 Test runs in 2018 and is the leading run-scorer. He also notched the record of being the second fastest to 24 tons and the quickest since Sir Donald Bradman. Kohli took 123 innings to achieve the feat. Don did the same in 66 innings.
Partnerships
Kohli shares two century stands in 1st Test
Kohli is now the 4th highest centurion in Tests for India. He has 17 as skipper. He equaled Cheteshwar Pujara in going past 3,000 runs on home soil in terms of innings (53). The skipper shared two century stands in this Test match. He shared a 105-run stand with Ajinkya Rahane on Day 1. He then added another 133 runs with Rishabh Pant (92).
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Well done Virat!
This Virat 100 was all about keeping himself motivated to get one. Considering his ability and the quality of challenge. Well done on that front Virat! #INDvsWI
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) October 5, 2018
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59th international hundred!
59 th international hundred for the century machine, Kohli . Is a walk in the park for him, literally
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) October 5, 2018