Virat Kohli registered a thumping century in his record 500th International match. He went on to break several records in his memorable outing.
Virat Kohli made complete merry of his 500th International game in the second Test against West Indies. After being asked to bat first, Rohit Sharma’s men dominated the Windies yet again with their fierce strokeplay. Indian star Kohli ended a wait for an overseas ton in Test cricket with a thumping 121-run knock in the first innings of the Test at Port of Spain.
Kohli’s hundred saw him register massive records in Test cricket. The modern-day great has left behind stalwarts like Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara and AB de Villiers.
Kohli has most hundreds after 500 games
Sachin Tendulkar has dominated century records in both the formats where he played consistently. He is the leading ton maker in both formats. But his successor Kohli has left even the Legendary Tendulkar behind in the most number of centuries scored after playing 500 games. Kohli registered his 29th Test ton and 76th overall to go past his compatriot.
Kohli goes past De Villiers, in the hunt for Gavaskar
Meanwhile, the former Indian captain has left his beloved friend and RCB teammate behind in another special tally. In the list of most hundreds against West Indies, Kohli is now the joint-second highest ton-maker. He has 12 tons against them and has gone past De Villiers’ 11. The 34-year-old now chases Indian Legend Sunil Gavaskar’s record of most tons against the Windies. Gavaskar stands on top and has 13 tons to his name.
Kohli leapfrogs Brian Lara
The Indian giant has also gone past former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara in terms of most tons made at No.4 in Test cricket. This was his 25th Test ton at No.4 and he is now on fourth in the list. The tally is led by Indian Legend Sachin Tendulkar, who has 44 Test hundreds at this position.
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