Virat Kohli has been in ominous form, to put things in perspective, he has slammed two double hundreds in 7 days. Who on earth won’t envy that! He has also been breaking records at a premium, such has been his form. It started from the Kolkata Test against Sri Lanka, where he got a hundred to steer India out of a precarious situation. Then in the 2nd Test, he got a double ton. Now, in his home ground at Delhi, he has got another double century, this also being his highest ever Test score. He scored a near-run-a-ball 243 to lend India the advantage in the final Test at Delhi.
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The Delhi double was the Indian skipper’s 20th Test hundred and his 6th double century. It was also his 11th hundred in 2017 across formats. Virat will now go on a leave that has been permitted by BCCI, to recharge his batteries ahead of the all-important South Africa series, which begins just after the Sri Lanka series.
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With the captain leading from the front, the future of Indian cricket is surely in safe hands. Team India would dearly hope he continues this purple patch in South Africa as well.
Here are the 10 ENVIABLE records Virat Kohli broke during his knock of 243 against Sri Lanka at Feroz Shah Kotla.
Virat Kohli becomes the second Indian batsman to score double centuries in consecutive Test innings after Vinod Kambli.
Virat Kohli becomes the second Indian batsman to score double centuries in consecutive Test innings after Vinod Kambli. #INDvSL
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 3, 2017
Virat Kohli becomes the second Indian batsman to score 500 or more runs in three or more different Test series’. The other being Sunil Gavaskar.
Virat Kohli becomes the second Indian batsman to score 500 or more runs in three or more different Test series’. Other: Sunil Gavaskar #INDvSL
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 3, 2017
Most 50-plus scores by Indian captains in a calendar year in international cricket. He has pipped Rahul Dravid to this record, who scored 19 50s in 2006.
Most 50-plus scores by Indian captains in a calendar year in international cricket:
20 – VIRAT KOHLI, 2017*
19 – Rahul Dravid, 2006
17 – Sourav Ganguly, 2002
15 – MS Dhoni, 2009 #INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 2, 2017
Virat Kohli becomes the first batsman to score three double centuries in two consecutive years in Test cricket. (2016 and 2017).
Stat:
Virat Kohli becomes the first batsman to score three double centuries in two consecutive years in Test cricket. (2016 and 2017) @cricketaakash #INDvSL
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 3, 2017
Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian captain to score 1000-plus runs in Tests in consecutive calendar years.
Virat Kohli becomes the first Indian captain to score 1000-plus runs in Tests in consecutive calendar years. #INDvSL
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) December 3, 2017
Virat Kohli has now improved his career-best score 14 times – more often than anyone else. Dilip Vengsarkar (11) is 2nd most.
Virat Kohli has now improved his career best score 14 times – more often than anyone else. Dillip Vengsarkar (11) is 2nd most.
— Andrew Samson (@AWSStats) December 3, 2017
Most international 100s since 1-1-2016, Virat Kohli has 18, he went past David Warner who has 15.
Most international 100s since 1-1-2016
18 Virat Kohli
15 David Warner
12 Steve Smith
10 Hashim Amla
9 Joe Root
8 Quinton de Kock/Rohit Sharma#INDvSL— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 3, 2017
Most international runs since 1-1-2016. He has pipped Joe Root to reach the top of the tree in this regard.
Most international runs since 1-1-2016
5363 Virat Kohli
4491 Joe Root
3847 David Warner
3737 Steve Smith
3621 Hashim Amla
3391 Quinton de Kock
3122 Faf du Plessis
3068 Kane Williamson#IndvSL— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 3, 2017
Virat Kohli is now the first captain to score Test centuries in each Test of a three-match series.
Virat Kohli now first captain to score Test centuries in each Test of a three match series!#IndvSL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 2, 2017
Kohli is now equal with Sachin Tendulkar and Desmond Haynes with 6 centuries against a single team in a calendar year.
Most International 100s v a team in a year:
6 Haynes v Aus, 1984
6 Tendulkar v Aus, 1998
6 Kohli v SL, 2017#IndvSL— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 2, 2017
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