EDGBASTON: Indian skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday became the first skipper in the history of World Cup cricket to register five-consecutive fifty-plus scores. Kohli achieved the feat in the team's ongoing match against England in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup. Before this match, Kohli was tied with South Africa's Graeme Smith and Australia's Aaron Finch for recording four consecutive fifties in the World Cup. England went on to post a challenging score of 337 runs for the loss of seven wickets in the allotted fifty overs. If India goes on to chase this score, they would script the highest run-chase in World Cup history.

Source: Mint June 30, 2019 15:22 UTC