Captain Kohli overtakes Bradman and Ponting
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Aug 23, 2018, 16:19 IST
HIGHLIGHTS
- Kohli became the first Test captain to score 200 runs or more in a winning cause seven times
- Don Bradman and Ricky Ponting had achieved the feat six times each
- Among Indian captains, only MS Dhoni had managed the feat but only once
NEW DELHI: On Wednesday,
Virat Kohli
became the first Test captain to score 200 runs or more in a winning cause seven times as India registered a huge 203-run victory over England in the third Test at
Trent Bridge
in Nottingham on Wednesday. In the process, India revived the five-match Test series, though they still trail the hosts 1-2.
Two great Australian batsmen -
Don Bradman
and
Ricky Ponting
had achieved the feat six times each. And among Indian captains, only MS Dhoni had managed 200 or more runs in a winning cause, when the former captain scored 224 against Australia in Chennai in February 2013.
It was the tenth instance Kohli has scored 200-plus runs in a Test as captain, which is also a record for the India skipper.
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