India’s captain Virat Kohli raises his bat after scoring 150 runs during the first day of their third test cricket match against Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Saturday. Photo: APNew Delhi: Indian cricket’s current “Milestone Man” Virat Kohli on Saturday became the first international captain to hit three successive hundreds in a three-Test series. While many captains have had three or four Test tons in a five-match series, it is rarity that a batsman has scored three consecutive tons in a three-match series. The Indian captain scored 104 not out in Kolkata followed by 213 in Nagpur before completing his hat-trick with his 20th Test hundred in his 63rd game in New Delhi. The 5,000-runs mark came in 105th innings, which is the fourth fastest among Indian batsmen after Sunil Gavaskar (95 innings), Virender Sehwag (98 innings) and Sachin Tendulkar (103 innings).

Source: Mint December 02, 2017 11:48 UTC