India decimated Sri Lanka for a second successive day in the third and final Test before declaring at 536/7 under strange circumstances. Virat Kohli carried on his excellent run and broke a plethora of records before getting dismissed for 243 – his sixth double century in the last 18-odd months.
Virꦫat has become the first skipper to 🗹hit six double centuries in Test cricket.
The 29-year-old Delhi born cricketer thus surpassed West Indies great Brian Lara, who held the record🌺 previously with five double tons in Tests.
India’s current ‘Milestone Man’, who had emulated Rahul Dravid with his previous double century in Nagpur, today equalled Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag for maximum number of double hundr🐭eds for India in Tests.
Here’s how cricket fraternity reacted after Virat Kohli’s record innings:
Unbelievable Hunger and desire to be the best One can Be.. That's what u always get from it's not the way the Stats Stack up but the sheer tenacity of this man which is mind-boggling and he is just 29.. Inspiration for ALL
— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali)
6th double hun🀅dred for Virat in less than 500 days. Special players make it count and Virat Kohli is 💯extra special. Amazing intent right from the beginning.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281)
Short of words to describe this man. Speec🗹hless. Wherever you are, just stand up , admire a🐟nd salute the genius, that is Virat Kohli.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
For normal mortal batsman, it's like I will practice more and do extra drills and extra effort every Sunday. For Virat Kohli, I will score a double century every Sunday. Scored one last Sunday, another one today. Kamaal Hai.
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif)
To understand how good Virat Kohli's current form has been, try this. Before the Windies tour in July 2016, his Test career average was 44. Today it has touched 54.
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad)
Six double tons in just 17 months time! What an achievement . Proving time and again that he's the No. 1 batsman at the moment.
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan)
RUN MACHINE : I've lost count of the number of centuries he's scored this year, and double tons in his career. Could we be seeing his first triple today I wonder…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
Virat Kohli makes Test cricket looks so ridiculously easy.. 6th double century, most by ꦍany captain an☂d 2nd in consecutive innings.. Phewww!
— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha)
Another day & another double for Kohli,this man’s hungerಞ for ru🎐ns is incredible!
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial)
Hot take: Virat Kohli is good at the batting
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh)
Congratulations on yet anoth💦er double ton. His 6th in less than 18 months! This man is at a different level from everyone else 👏
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj)
Till 2016, Virat Kohli didn't have a single double century. Now he has six. Shows you that great players make a good phase really count.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha)
Six double hundreds in all of 17 months. Making batting look ridiculously easy. Can't be right? If it was, the others would stack up the same numbers. Modern Master. 👏🏻👏🏻
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru)
Last Sunday: double century!
This Sunday: double century! has reached 200 in back to ba👍ck Test innings against Sri Lanka! Simply outstanding!— ICC (@ICC)
The stats ke꧑ep coming and the recordꦓs keep going for King Kohli!
By scorཧing 243 today, this is the 14th time has improved his career-best score – a new record:
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243— ICC (@ICC)
