Virat Kohli celebrates after reaching his 76th international ton.©AFP
Virat Kohli climbed another high point in international cricket when he became the first player to score a ton in his 500th international match. The former captain of the Indian cricket team achieved the feat on the second day of the second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad. It was Kohli’s 76th international ton and his first overseas test ton since 2018. Kohli now has 29 international ton, equaling Australian legend Don Bradman’s record. Also, Kohli now has the most international tons in 500 matches, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar who scored 75 international tons in his first 500 international matches.
Kohli now collectively has the second most tons against the West Indies. His count of 12 centuries is only behind Sunil Gavaskar’s mark of 13 centuries. Jacques Kallis from South Africa also has 12 tons.
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Earlier on Day 1 of the Second Test, Openers Rohit Sharma (80 from 143) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (57 from 74) shared a solid 139-run stand to provide another perfect launch pad before the West Indies struck four times in the afternoon session to put the brakes on India’s scoring percentage on Thursday.
Kohli (87 at bats on 161) and Ravindra Jadeja (36 at bats at 84) played some superb strokes in the final session and saw India collect 106 runs in 33.2 overs without losing a wicket. Kohli, who came off target with a straight drive after consuming 20 punt balls, and headed into day two, just 13 runs clear of his first hundred in an overseas test since December 2018. The majority of his six boundaries came on the offside, including a perfect covering drive of a Kemar Roach half-volley in the 57th over.
With PTI inputs
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