Virat Kohli Test Record: Virat Kohli has retired from Test cricket. A few days after Rohit Sharma’s retirement, the format of the red ball has been said goodbye. Now such a time has come when Rohit and Virat’s pair will not be seen in both T20 and Test format. 36 -year -old Kohli’s Test career began in June 2011 and has broken several records in his 14 -year career. Let’s know about some of Virat’s best records in red ball cricket…
Most centuries as Indian captain
Virat Kohli has scored the most centuries as captain in Test cricket. Virat led Team India in 68 Tests. In which he has scored a century in 20 innings. Sunil Gavaskar is second in terms of most centuries made by the Indian captain, who scored 11 centuries as captain.
The most double century by an Indian
Virat Kohli is the Indian player to score the most double centuries in the Test format. He has scored 7 double centuries in his 14 -year -old red ball career. He last scored a double century against South Africa in 2019. Both Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag have scored 6-6 double centuries in the Test.
India’s most successful captain in Test matches
Virat Kohli has defeated legendary captains like Sourav Ganguly, Mohammad Azharuddin and MS Dhoni. Virat Kohli has been India’s most successful captain in Test matches. Under his leadership, Team India won 40 out of 68 Tests. The percentage of India’s victory under his leadership is said to be 58.82. Virat has the highest win among the players who captained Team India in more than 10 Tests.
The first Indian to score four centuries in Test matches on foreign soil
Virat Kohli is the first Indian player to score four centuries on a foreign tour. He scored 4 centuries on a tour of Australia in 2014-15. Apart from this, he also played four century innings in the England series in 2016-17.
Fourth Indian players to score the highest run in Test matches
Virat Kohli is the fourth highest run -scorer in the history of Test cricket. He has scored 9230 runs in 123 Tests in his career. Above this list is only Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar.
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