India skipper Virat Kohli on Friday registered his 26th Test century and as a result, became the fastest to score 40 international hundreds as captain.
Also, Kohli is now only second to Ricky Ponting in the list of most international hundreds as a skipper. Ponting had scored 41 centuries as the captain for Australia in international cricket.
Virat achieved the record feat on Day 2 of the second Test match against South Africa at the Mumbai Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. He brought up his ton in the 109th over of India’s first innings.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
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— BCCI (@BCCI)
Just another day at work #100
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan)
Told you …
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan)
Run machine congratulations on your 26th test 100 🏏
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh)
The usual is happening in pune…another ton by virat
— Samip Rajguru (@samiprajguru)
26th big ton there! how can this man lag behind when others are on fire! Super century
— Reemma malhotrra (@ReemaMalhotra8)
Absolute Class !
— Vikram Sathaye (@vikramsathaye)
Irrepressible, unstoppable 👏👏
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)
http://twitter.com/rickeyrecricket/status/1182534026382364672
Just another day at the office for ! Another Test hundred ticked off with an eye pleasing straight drive 🙇🏻♂️ 🍾
— Gautam Bhimani (@gbhimani)
If I were to pick one word for that keeps him apart from the rest it has to be ,driven to be the Leader and the Batsman that he is 💯
— S.Badrinath (@s_badrinath)
Virat Kohli scores his 26th Test century — his first in 2019. This is his 19th as a Test captain
Best Conversion Rates in Tests (at least 20 tons):
Don Bradman 69.0 (29/13)
VIRAT KOHLI 54.1 (26/22)
Mohd. Azharuddin 51.2 (22/21)— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang)
Most Test 100s as captain:
25 – Graeme Smith (193 inns)
19* – VIRAT KOHLI (83)
19 – Ricky Ponting (140)— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Virat Kohli has scored Test 100s both home & away against all teams he's played except Bangladesh – v Aus, Eng, NZ, SA, SL, WI.
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath)
Virat Kohli becomes the fastest to smash 40 international centuries as captain…
— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket)
