Virat Kohli Equalls Most Test Double Centuries Record as a Captain

Nov 26, 2017 at 6:59 PM

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Virat Kohli Equalls Most Test Double Centuries Record as a Captain

With the double ton against Sri Lanka on day three of the second Test, Team India skipper Virat Kohli has equalled the record of most number of double hundreds as a captain with the veteran of the game.

Interestingly, the batting hero Kohli registered five double tons in order to equal the five double-hundred record achieved by Windies legendary batsman Brian Lara in the first instance.

As Kohli has many records under his belt, he has further gone a step ahead to become the second batsman after former Windies skipper Lara – to struck the most number of double tons in the Test cricket as a leader.

Virat Kohli, Most Hundreds, Skipper, Equals, Brian Lara, Record, Nagpur Test, India Vs Sri Lanka
Kohli made batting very easy on a surface where Sri Lanka struggled to bat on. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

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The 48-year-old Trinidad-born left-handed batsman Lara played 131 Tests for Windies. In 232 innings, Lara amassed 11,953 runs at an average of 52.88.

In his Test career, prominent face in world cricket, Lara amassed 34 centuries and 48 fifties between 1990 to 2007, in the longest version of the game.

Before the second Test against Loins in Nagpur, Kohli was sitting with Don Bradman and Michael Clarke from Australia alongside former South African skipper Graeme Smith with four double tons each.

However, Kohli cracked his fifth double hundred in a remarkable fashion while unsettling the Sri Lankan bowling line-up early on.

Virat Kohli, Most Hundreds, Skipper, Equals, Brian Lara, Record, Nagpur Test, India Vs Sri Lanka
Apart from Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay struck century each. Photo Credit: BCCI.

Before being dismissed on 213 off 267 deliveries, Kohli smashed 17 boundaries and two maximums while scoring at the strike-rate of 79.78.

Brute force with the bat, Kohli has been enjoying his rollicking form while scoring runs at his will.

With clearly a different wicket to bat on than Eden Gardens, Kohli further equalled former Indian batsman Rahul Dravid’s record after smashing his fifth double ton owing to the control and commitment.

Interestingly, in the space of two years, Kohli registered double hundred against five different opponents.

Virat Kohli, Most Hundreds, Skipper, Equals, Brian Lara, Record, Nagpur Test, India Vs Sri Lanka
Kohli also received a pat on the back from opposition players. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

(Read Further: Stats: Five Indian Batsmen With the Most Number of Double Hundreds In Test Cricket)

In 2016, Kohli started off the proceedings with Windies when he smashed 200, as it was followed by 211 against New Zealand in 2016 and 235 against England.

In 2017, in the One-off Test, Kohli scored 204 against Bangladesh in Hyderabad, before achieving the feat with 213 against the Islanders on November 26, 2017.

On the other side, Kohli is listed 13th in the overall list of most number of centuries by a Test skipper.

Virat Kohli, Most Hundreds, Skipper, Equals, Brian Lara, Record, Nagpur Test, India Vs Sri Lanka
Brian Lara was the treat to watch with the stroke-making. Photo Credit: Getty Images.

The former South African captain Graeme Smith is leading the table with 25 hundreds followed by Ricky Ponting with 19 hundreds.

Following the effortless knock, Kohli has subsequently surpassed former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar (11) to score most number of Test hundreds as a captain.

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