Virat Kohli Surpasses Allan Border’s Captaincy Record After Beating Bangladesh by an Inning and 46 Runs in Day-Night Test Debut

When it comes to records, Virat Kohli is known to shatter most of them. Now after India went on to beat Bangladesh in the historic Test match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Virat Kohli went on to script a massive captaincy record for himself. He went on to surpass Allan Border’s captaincy record as the Australian went on to have won 32 Test matches whereas, after the win in Kolkata, Virat Kohli as registered his 33 wins as a captain. Both India and Bangladesh made a debut at the day and night Test match.  India Vs Bangladesh, Cricket Score 2nd Test Match.

South Africa’s Graeme Smith still leads the list of Test winning captains. The South African had won 53 games for South Africa. Ricky Ponting stands on number two with 48 Test wins in his kitty. Australia’s former captain Steve Waugh features on number three with 41 Test wins and West Indies’ Clive Lloyd is on number four with 36 wins. Talking about the game, India won the match by an inning and 46 runs and with this, India continued to remain unbeaten at the World Test Championship 2019-20.  India vs Bangladesh, Day-Night Test 2019 Stat Highlights: Virat Kohli & Men Continue Their Unbeaten Run at World Test Championship as Indian Players Script New Records. 

During the match, Virat Kohli had created a record for himself by surpassing Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting by scoring his 27th test century. After winning the game, the Indian cricket team went on to take the lap of honour to thank the fans for the full house during the historic day and night Test match.

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