Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score a century in a Pink ball Test when he got to the 3-figure score on Day 2 of the ongoing 2nd Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Virat Kohli also went past Steve Smith on the list of batsmen with most hundreds in Test cricket. Kohli is now tied at the 17 spot alongside South Africa's Graeme Smith and Australia's Allan Border who also have 27 Test hundreds.
Virat Kohli is now third on the list of most international hundreds after Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has scored 70 tons in 438 innings whereas Ponting has amassed 71 three-figure scores in 668 innings. India legend Sachin Tendulkar leads the pack with 100 hundreds in 782 innings.
Having scored 41 international hundreds as captain, Kohli also equalled Ricky Ponting record of most number of centuries as a skipper across all formats.
Virat Kohli got off the mark with a thick outside edge after he walked in to bat with Indian scoreboard reading 43/2. Initially, the India captain found it difficult to score runs with the pink ball making things tough for the batsmen but he soon found his rhythm and entertained the jam-packed crowd at the Eden Gardens with some exquisite shots. Virat Kohli brought out his repertoire of classic shots as fans cheered him on.
VIRAT KOHLI OVERALL STATISTICS
BATTING & FIELDING PERFORMANCE
| M | I | N/O | R | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Avg | S/R | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 83 | 140 | 10 | 7066 | 254* v SA | 26 | 22 | 787 | 22 | 54.35 | 57.62 | 77 | 0 |
| ODI | 239 | 230 | 39 | 11520 | 183 v PAK | 43 | 54 | 1085 | 119 | 60.31 | 93.21 | 122 | 0 |
| World Cup | 26 | 26 | 4 | 1030 | 107 v PAK | 2 | 6 | 91 | 5 | 46.81 | 86.70 | 14 | 0 |
| T20I | 72 | 67 | 18 | 2450 | 90* v AUS | 0 | 22 | 235 | 58 | 50.00 | 135.28 | 36 | 0 |
| IPL | 177 | 169 | 26 | 5412 | 113 v KXIP | 5 | 36 | 480 | 190 | 37.84 | 131.61 | 73 | 0 |
| CL | 15 | 14 | 3 | 424 | 84* v NSW | 0 | 2 | 45 | 14 | 38.54 | 150.35 | 10 | 0 |
HIGHLIGHTS
- Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score a century in a Pink ball Test when he got to the 3-figure score
- Virat Kohli surpassed Ricky Ponting to grab 2nd place in the list of captains with the most Test hundreds
- Virat Kohli also went past Steve Smith on the list of batsmen with most hundreds in Test cricket