Virat Kohli becomes second fastest Indian to reach 10 Test centuries 1

The rookie skipper of India, Virat Kohli on the 3rd day of the fourth Test at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) became the 2nd fastest Indian batsman to collect 10 centuries. He reached this mile in his 58th innings whereas Virender Sehwag got to 10 centuries in 55 innings. Virat Kohli also became the first batsman to score 3 consecutive tons in his first three innings as skipper.

 Name Matches Innings
Virender Sehwag 34 55
Virat Kohli 33 58
Mohammad Azharuddin 39 58
Sachin Tendulkar 41 59
Sunil Gavaskar 32 61
Polly Umrigar 50 78
Mohinder Amarnath 54 91
Rahul Dravid 56 96
Gundappa Viswanath 58 103
Ravi Shastri 72 109
Sourav Ganguly 68 113
VVS Laxman 76 121
Dilip Vengsarkar 83 135

 

Kohli scored 140 runs (Not out) till now at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) that prompted India to finish the day at 342 runs for the loss of five wickets. KL Rahul (110) supported well at the other end as the partnership scored 141 runs for the 3rd wicket.

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Shashi Agarwal

A cricket addict

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