India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2: India Captain Virat Kohli Scores Record-Breaking 24th Test Ton, Surpasses Virender Sehwag And Other Milestones

Kohli also became the joint fastest to 3000 Test runs in India. He reached the figure in 53 innings, along with Pujara. Tendulkar took 55 innings to reach 3000 runs in India.

India vs West Indies 1st Test Day 2: India captain Virat Kohli cruised to another hundred in Test cricket against a lackluster West Indies outfit. Kohli smashed his 24th Test ton and it was one of his most chanceless tons ever. In the process, he surpassed Virender Sehwag to become fourth-highest century-maker in Tests for India.

Virat Kohli also became the fastest Indian to 24 Test hundreds surpassing former legend Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli has got to number 24 in 123 innings, whereas Tendulkar took two more innings to get there. This also is the second fastest in the world to the 24th century. Only Don Bradman reached 24 Test tons in 66 innings.

Least innings to score 24 Test centuries:

66 – Don Bradman
123 – Virat Kohli*
125 – Sachin Tendulkar #INDvWI

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 5, 2018

Kohli also became the joint fastest to 3000 Test runs in India. He reached the figure in 53 innings, along with Pujara. Tendulkar took 55 innings to reach 3000 runs in India.

Least innings to score 3,000 Test runs in India:

53 – VIRAT KOHLI*
53 – Cheteshwar Pujara
55 – Sachin Tendulkar
56 – Mohammad Azharuddin #INDvWI

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 5, 2018

Kohli, with his 24th ton, becomes the fourth highest century-maker for India and the fourth most as a captain for any side.

Virat Kohli’s 24 Test centuries now

– The fourth most by an Indian player in Tests
– The fourth most by a captain at home in international cricket #INDvWI

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 5, 2018

Seven or more centuries in most different calendar years in international cricket:

5 – Virat Kohli (2012,14,16,17,18)*
5 – Sachin Tendulkar (1996,98,99,2001,10)
4 – Ricky Ponting (2002,03,05,06)
4 – Steve Smith (2014,15,16,17)#INDvWI

— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) October 5, 2018

Earlier on day 1, teenage sensation Prithvi Shaw announced his arrival in top-flight cricket by becoming the youngest Indian to score a Test century on debut, headlining the home team’s march to 364 for four against West Indies on day one of the series opener in Rajkot. Shaw (134 off 154) and Cheteshwar Pujara (86 off 130) laid the foundation for a big score with a 206-run partnership after the early loss of K L Rahul (0).