Virat Kohli Rewrites Record Books with 7th Double Test Hundred; Netizens ‘Hail King Kohli’ for Overtaking Don Bradman
Kohli is also only second to Bradman when it comes to the number of innings taken to score centuries in Test cricket. While the Don scored one hundred at every 2.71 Test innings, Kohli has a rate of hitting one century every 4.63 innings. His breathtaking century set Twitter on fire with many users hailing the Indian skipper for another record-breaking inning.
Virat Kohli overtook Don Bradman’s Test runs tally to complete 7000 runs in Test cricket and once set the argument alight of who the better batsman is, in all formats of the game. Kohli smashed his seventh double hundred in Test cricket – joint-most double hundreds by an Indian – an overtook the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Ricky Ponting. Kohli also scored his 40th international century as captain of India across all formats of the game to go just one century shy of equaling Rick Ponting’s haul of 41 international hundreds as captain of Australia. This was, however, two of the several records he smashed on Day 2 of second India vs South Africa Test match. India Vs South Africa, Live Cricket Score 2nd Test Match.
Kohli is also only second to Bradman when it comes to the number of innings taken to score centuries in Test cricket. While the Don scored one hundred at every 2.71 Test innings, Kohli has a rate of hitting one century every 4.63 innings. His breathtaking century set Twitter on fire with many users hailing the Indian skipper for another record-breaking inning. Virat Kohli Surpasses Don Bradman Once Again, Brings Up 7,000 Runs With A Double Century During IND vs SA, 2ND Test 2019, Day 2.
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Breaking Records is Now Normal Business to Virat Kohli
King Kohli
A 10-Innings Drought Broken
The Entire Opposition Hates Him
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Stand Up And Salute
I Can Do This All Day
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Meanwhile, India are comfortably placed at 519/4 post Tea on Day 2 of second India vs South Africa Test match. Kohli has already scored his seventh double century, while Ravindra Jadeja completed his 12th Test fifty as India continued their dominance over South Africa in the three-match Test series. India currently lead the Test series 1-0 and can seal the series with another Test win.
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