Windies vs India: Virat Kohli eyes Ricky Ponting’s feat in Tests

The stage is all set for the Indian captain Virat Kohli to break a few records against Windies in the two-match Test series, beginning in Antigua this Thursday. The current Indian skipper, Kohli is ICC No.1 ranked Test batsman, slightly ahead of former Australian skipper Steve Smith. Kohli is a master of breaking records and setting his own and it will not be any different in the Test series against Caribbeans.

Virat Kohli, who has scored 18 centuries as Test captain, needs another century to equalize the 19 centuries tally of Ricky Ponting as Test skipper. In the first Test against Windies at Sir Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua, Kohli has an opportunity to equalize this achievement. He has scored two centuries against Windies in Test cricket in which one of them is a doubleton.

If the Indian skipper achieves this feat, both he and Ponting will be the joint second behind Graeme Smith from South Africa, who slammed 25 centuries in 109 Test matches as South African captain, 17 of which came outside South Africa.

Kohli has scored 25 Test centuries which includes six double centuries

The record-breaker, Virat Kohli will likewise eye another record when the first Test gets in progress, which additionally denotes the start of India’s campaign in the World Test Championship. The Indian skipper is just one Test match win away from equalling MS Dhoni’s record of most wins as Indian Test captain.

The 30-year-old currently has 26 wins from 46 matches with a win percentage of 56.52% while his predecessor, MS Dhoni had 27 wins in 60 matches with a win percentage of 45%. Kohli took over as captain of Indian Test team when MS announced retirement from the longest format during the long tour of Australia in 2014.

In 2018, Virat Kohli led team India to their first-ever series win in Australia. A strong and perhaps the most perfectly balanced Indian side beat Australia by 3-1 to seal a historic Test series win. As a captain, it will be tough for Kohli and Indian team management to select the perfect XI in the Test series against Windies.

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~ Written by Sai Krishna