IndvsWI:Virat makes and breaks record!
posted on Jul 22, 2016 @ 4:27PM
India made a flying start in the first test against West Indies in Antigua. And the star batsman of the day was the captain of the team, Virat Kohli. The Indians ended Day 1 of the first Test match in a commanding position by posting 302 on board courtesy a scintillating century by skipper Virat Kohli. With this knock, he managed to break quite a few records. Kohli became the third Indian captain to register a century in Tests in the Caribbean, joining Rahul Dravid (146 at Gros Islet in June 2006) and Kapil Dev (100 not out at Port of Spain in March 1983).
Kapil Dev had missed another century as captain - 98 off 97 balls at St.John's in 1983. In seven Tests away from home as skipper, Kohli is averaging76.27 while aggregating 839 runs in 12 innings, including five hundreds and a fifty. His superb average as captain away from home is the second highest next only to Don Bradman's 85.63 in nine Tests (942 runs in 15 innings, including five hundreds and two fifties). With five centuries overseas as captain, Kohli has equalled Mohammad Azharuddin's tally, sharing an Indian record for most centuries (five) away from home.