Virat Kohli is known for shattering records on after another. The Indian captain already surpassed Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar’s record during the first test in Rajkot by scoring the 24th hundred of his career. Now, if he scores a century at the Rajiv Gandhi Uppal Stadium, in Hyderabad on Friday, he will equate the record of Pakistan’s Inzamam-Ul-Haq. The former Pakistani captain has scored 25 Test centuries in his career. Virat has played 72 Test matches so far and has made 6286 run with an average of 54.66. On the other hand Inzamam has made 8830 in 120 Tests at an average of 49.60. Kuldeep Yadav Becomes the Second Indian to Get a Five Wicket Haul in all Formats, Shines In India's Victory Over West Indies.
In the ODIs Kohli is the second highest century getter with 35 hundred. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar tops the list with 49 centuries under his belt in 211 ODIs. The former cricketer had a striking average of 58.20 runs. Talking about the two-match Test series between India and West Indies, the hosts won the 100th match very comprehensively and went on to register a victory of an inning of 272 runs. India Beat West Indies in Rajkot Test by an Innings and 272 Runs, Take 1–0 Lead in Two-Match IND vs WI Series
Prithvi Shaw grabbed headlines after scoring a century in his debut. He even broke many records during his innings and earned praises from senior cricketers like Zaheer Khan, Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Sourav Ganguly and many others. The youngster even went on the legends for the praises they showered onto him. Whereas, local boy Ravindra Jadeja also scored a century and won the hearts of the attendees. The team India delivered an all-around performance and Ravichandran Ashwin snapped four wickets in the first innings. Whereas Kuldeep Yadav got a fifer in the second innings.
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