There is no stopping Virat Kohli, as the India skipper scored yet another century in the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka in Nagpur, thus taking his tally to 19 in Tests.
With platform already set for a huge score courtesy of a huge 209-run partnership between Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay, Kohli fully capitalised on it. The India skipper, who had scored a duck and an unbeaten century in the first Test at the Eden Gardens, looked in sublime touch right from the word go, piling more misery on the visitors, as he blazed away to a swift 66-ball half-century.
He was unbeaten on 54 on the second day and began the proceedings on the third day, in the same manner, thus reaching his century off just 130 balls. The right-handed batsman hit ten fours en route to his knock and was well supported by Cheteshwar Pujara who was unbeaten on 135 when the skipper reached the three-digit mark.
The runs have been flowing for the Indian Skipper as he scores his 19th Test ton. Second ? in the series so far. #INDvSL @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/oOUhMAhyCJ
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 26, 2017
The latest knock, nonetheless, extended Kohli’s impressive form in Tests, as skipper and was congratulated by all quarters.
Here is how Twitter reacted to the India skipper’s latest knock:
Virat Kohli now 12th Test 100 (49 inns) most by an Indian captain.
Sunil Gavaskar 11 100s in 74 inns#IndvSL— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) November 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/FarziCricketer/status/934659201401421824
Virat Kohli become first captain to score 10 international Centuries in a Calendar year…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 26, 2017
If India keeps playing Srilanka every 2 months, Virat Kohli will make 200 international centuries. #INDvSL
— विक्रमादित्य सिंह ࿗ (@nawab_lucknow) November 26, 2017
While everyone is glued to the #Ashes India are piling on runs and plenty of pain against Sri Lanka in Nagpur. Kohli with his 19th Test ton. #INDvSL
— Akash Fotedar (@akashfotedar5) November 26, 2017
19th Test Ton of @imVkohli . And most importantly, 10th Test Ton as a skipper in a calender year, breaking the previous record of 9 Tons by Ricky Ponting #ViratKohli #19th #Ton #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/8MG8iXuHny
— Sukhman (@Superman_Sandhu) November 26, 2017
Virat Kohli made that century look very easy. A great batsman at the height of his powers against a bowling side that posed no questions.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) November 26, 2017
100 for Virat Kohli! But you get the feeling he is just settling in to get a big one. #indvsl
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) November 26, 2017
The best! https://t.co/ZLts74t889
— Michael Clarke (@MClarke23) November 26, 2017
Virat Kohli Mr.Centurion always The Best Now waiting for big double ?! #INDvSL
— HD???? (@harshitdwivedi_) November 26, 2017
Pace & ease at which @imVkohli gets his centuries could easily beat this 2 minutes Maggi Noodles! #IndvsSL
— Vinay Lokesh (@imVinayl) November 26, 2017
Scoring ? is New Normal thing for "Virat Century Machine Kohli" .#INDvSL #ViratKohli @StarSportsIndia
— Subodh Agarwal? (@SubodhAgarwal1) November 26, 2017
Are Virat Kohli and Pujara playing at different tracks against different bowlers?#INDvSL #INDvsSL
— Gaurav Upadhyay (@gbupadhyay) November 26, 2017
Allauddin Khilji was the man behind the phenomenal rise of Virat Kohli as a player. He was the personal coach in his previous birth.
~ Scroll
Aurangzeb was the one who gave vital tips to Virat Kohli for scoring centuries consistently.
~ Wire
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) November 26, 2017
Double Century Number 5 on the cards…Reminiscent of the Test in Indore #Kohli #IndvSL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) November 26, 2017
Most International Centuries as Indian Captain: Virat Kohli..
Most Test Centuries as Indian Captain: Virat Kohli..
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 26, 2017
Century for @imVkohli! One of the easier ones for him. But runs are runs. You make the most of what you get. No. 19 for him. Describe in one word? Effortless! #INDvSL
— Nikhil ? (@CricCrazyNIKS) November 26, 2017
Virat Kohli forces us to replace consistency word with Virat consistency in dictionary. #INDvSL
— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) November 26, 2017
Virat Kohli become first Indian to score 12 test Centuries as Captain…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) November 26, 2017
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/934654985438052353
https://twitter.com/Madan_Chikna/status/934654447434772480
Meanwhile, the knock helped Kohli to surpass the legendary Sunil Gavaskar and become the India skipper with most Test centuries. The century was Kohli’s 12th, as India skipper, bettering Sunil Gavaskar’s tally of 11 Test hundreds as captain.
Even in the last Test, Kohli had achieved a major milestone, as his sublime 104-run knock made him only the second Indian batsman after the legendary Sachin Tendulkar to score 50 international tons. Kohli is now eighth in the list of most number of international centuries.
He had also equalled Hashim Amla’s record of hitting the fastest 50 international centuries, reaching the landmark in his 348th innings.
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