Kohli, showcasing his impeccable abilities and approach, reached his 29th Take a look at hundred, off 180 balls, solidifying his repute as one of many biggest batsmen of the trendy period. With the ton, Kohli additionally ended his abroad century drought, scoring his first abroad Take a look at hundred since December 2018.
Kohli now equalled legendary Sir Don Bradman within the listing of most centuries in Take a look at cricket. Bradman had scored 29 lots of in 52 Checks, whereas Kohli reached the milestone in his 111th Take a look at.
Kohli’s stellar efficiency on this Take a look at match provides to his spectacular show within the first Take a look at, the place he scored a well-made 76 runs in Roseau.
With this century, Kohli has now scored two Take a look at lots of out of his final 5 innings this 12 months, after breaking a streak of 41 innings with out reaching the milestone between November 2019 and March 2023.
Not solely did Kohli’s century propel his private information, however it additionally performed a vital function in India’s first innings complete. Alongside the gifted all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Kohli contributed considerably in taking India’s rating previous the 300-run mark.
Along with his century, Kohli achieved one other feat in Take a look at cricket. On Thursday, he surpassed the legendary Virender Sehwag‘s tally of 8,586 runs to turn out to be the fifth highest run-scorer for India in Take a look at cricket.
Main the listing of Indian batsmen with the best Take a look at runs is the long-lasting Sachin Tendulkar, who amassed a staggering 15,921 runs in 200 Take a look at matches, averaging a formidable 53.78. Following Tendulkar is Rahul Dravid, with 13,288 runs in 164 Checks, securing the second place within the tally. Sunil Gavaskar, the primary participant to succeed in 10,000 runs in Take a look at cricket, holds the third spot with 10,122 runs in 125 matches, whereas VVS Laxman occupies the fourth place with 8,781 runs in 134 matches.
On Thursday, Kohli additionally grew to become solely the fourth Indian participant to succeed in the outstanding milestone of 500 worldwide caps, an achievement solely completed by a choose few within the historical past of cricket.
The elite listing contains the long-lasting Sachin Tendulkar, who reigns supreme with a staggering 664 worldwide appearances. Becoming a member of him are two different revered figures of Indian cricket – former captain MS Dhoni, who has represented the nation 538 instances, and the present coach Rahul Dravid, with 509 worldwide caps to his identify.
Others on this elite listing are: Mahela Jayawardene (652), Kumar Sangakkara (594), Sanath Jayasuriya (586), Ricky Ponting (560), Shahid Afridi (524) and Jacques Kallis (519).
