No cricket fanatic in the world can claim to be unaware of the current India captain's name. Born and brought up in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, Kohli emerged on the international radar after leading India to the title win at the ICC U19 World Cup in 2008. However, Kohli didn't exactly announce himself at the highest level till 2012 - four years after his debut - when in Australia he hit his maiden Test century (116) in Adelaide. By the end of that tour Kohli had also shown the world just how good a batsman he could become when his 86-ball-133 helped India chase down a mammoth 330 in less than 40 overs against Sri Lanka in the triangular series. Since then he hasn't looked back and has grown from strength to strength by proving his prowess all over the world. Having hit centuries on tough away tours Kohli improved his shorter format game several notches especially with the help of the IPL, where in 2016 he smacked a record 973 runs! A established chaser of totals, he has hundreds in all Test playing nations - except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe - where he has played just a single match. He is also a World Cup winner(2011) and was adjuged the Player of the Tournament at the 2014 ICC World T20. Being counted amongst the four great batsmen of the modern age along with Steven Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root, Kohli's meteoric rise over the past couple of years has seen him rise above everyone else in the art of batting. He is the only batsman yet to average more than 48 in all formats of the game and after his exploits in England in the summer of 2018, he has proved that he is the best batsman across the globe under any given conditions. For his exploits on the field he has also been awarded the country's highest sports honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018. But with the accolades there also have been questions regarding team selection and his aggressive mindset resulting in failures to win tough series overseas. The fact remains though that just like his runs, there are many more Indian victories to come under his leadership and only time will tell how great a legacy Captain Kohli will leave behind. But regarding his batting skills, it's safe to assume that the debate has been settled for now. There is only one Kohli and he sits right at the top.
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Talking about his unbeaten 254, Kohli said thinking about the team helped him play his marathon innings in hot and humid conditions.
Kohli's best-ever Test score of 254 and his 225-run stand with Ravindra Jadeja (91) in only 39.1 overs formed the cornerstone of India's mammoth 601 for five declared.
Kohli scored unbeaten 254 to post his highest individual score in Test cricket. In the process, he also surpassed legendary Sachin Tendulkar (6) and Virender Sehwag (6) to score most double centuries as an Indian in Tests.
Skipper Virat Kohli completed his seventh double hundred in Test cricket, remaining unbeaten on 254 while Ravindra Jadeja (91) missed out on his second hundred by nine runs.
It was the 15th time that Kohli bettered his highest-individual score, which is the most by a player in their career.
Kohli now has seven double hundreds in Test cricket -- the most by an Indian batsman as he surpassed Virender Sehwag to become joint-fourth highest in the all-time list.
Kohli on Friday notched up his 26th Test century, his first in 10 innings after his triple-figure mark in Perth last December and subsequently broke a plethora of records.
With the century, Virat Kohli surpassed the legendary Sunil Gavaskar to become fourth-fastest to score 26 Test tons.
The update came during the 88th over of India's innings on day 2 of the second Test of the three-Test series.
Theunis de Bruyn (20) and Anrich Nortje (2) will resume South Africa's innings tomorrow. The visitors trail India by 565 runs.
Due to political tensions, arch-rivals India and Pakistan don't engage in bilateral series and only meet in ICC events, the last being in the 2019 World Cup.
With the second Test between India and South Africa in Pune being his 50th as a Test skipper of India, Kohli surpassed former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly to stand only behind veteran cricketer MS Dhoni in the elite list.
Virat Kohli will play in his 50th Test as the captain of Team India on Thursday, when the side takes on South Africa in the second game in Pune.
Rohit Sharma made a brilliant start to his role as an opener in the Indian team, scoring hundreds in both the innings of the match.
India will play South Africa in the second Test, starting on Thursday at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium.
Currently, a team gets 120 points for a series clean sweep, irrespective of whether it's a two-match series or five-match series on home and away basis.
Ravi Shastri gave a cheeky answer to the question, which never goes away: 'Who should be India's next No.4 in limited-overs cricket?'
Rohit, who now has five centuries from 28 Tests, gained a whopping 36 slots after his knocks of 176 and 127 in the first Test against South Africa in Visakhapatnam.
South Africa ended up losing the first Test against India at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam by a heavy margin of 203 runs.
Virat Kohli was impressed with the attitude in the fast bowlers as India cruised to a 203-run win in the first Test at Visakhapatnam.
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