India decimated Sri Lanka for a second successive day in the third and final Test before declaring at 536/7 under strange circumstances. Virat Kohli carried on his excellent run and broke a plethora of records before getting dismissed for 243 – his sixth double century in the last 18-odd months.
Virat has become the first skipper to hit six double centuries in Test cricket.
The 29-year-old Delhi born cricketer thus surpassed West Indies great Brian Lara, who held the record previously with five double tons in Tests.
India’s current ‘Milestone Man’, who had emulated Rahul Dravid with his previous double century in Nagpur, today equalled Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag for maximum number of double hundreds for India in Tests.
Here’s how cricket fraternity reacted after Virat Kohli’s record innings:
Unbelievable Hunger and desire to be the best One can Be.. That's what u always get from @imVkohli it's not the way the Stats Stack up but the sheer tenacity of this man which is mind-boggling and he is just 29.. Inspiration for ALL
— Kartik Murali (@kartikmurali) December 3, 2017
6th double hundred for Virat in less than 500 days. Special players make it count and Virat Kohli is extra special. Amazing intent right from the beginning.#INDvSL
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 3, 2017
Short of words to describe this man. Speechless. Wherever you are, just stand up , admire and salute the genius, that is Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/Z041urCnYV
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 3, 2017
For normal mortal batsman, it's like I will practice more and do extra drills and extra effort every Sunday. For Virat Kohli, I will score a double century every Sunday. Scored one last Sunday, another one today. Kamaal Hai.#INDvSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 3, 2017
To understand how good Virat Kohli's current form has been, try this. Before the Windies tour in July 2016, his Test career average was 44. Today it has touched 54. #IndvSL
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) December 3, 2017
Six double tons in just 17 months time! What an achievement @imvkohli. Proving time and again that he's the No. 1 batsman at the moment. #INDvSL
— Yusuf Pathan (@iamyusufpathan) December 3, 2017
RUN MACHINE @imVkohli: I've lost count of the number of centuries he's scored this year, and double tons in his career. Could we be seeing his first triple today I wonder…
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 3, 2017
Virat Kohli makes Test cricket looks so ridiculously easy.. 6th double century, most by any captain and 2nd in consecutive innings.. Phewww! #Cricket
— Sawera Pasha (@sawerapasha) December 3, 2017
Another day & another double for Kohli,this man’s hunger for runs is incredible! #slvInd
— zainab abbas (@ZAbbasOfficial) December 3, 2017
Hot take: Virat Kohli is good at the batting
— Jimmy Neesham (@JimmyNeesh) December 3, 2017
Congratulations @imVkohli on yet another double ton. His 6th in less than 18 months! This man is at a different level from everyone else 👏
— MANOJ TIWARY (@tiwarymanoj) December 3, 2017
Till 2016, Virat Kohli didn't have a single double century. Now he has six. Shows you that great players make a good phase really count.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 3, 2017
Six double hundreds in all of 17 months. Making batting look ridiculously easy. Can't be right? If it was, the others would stack up the same numbers. Modern Master. #INDvSL #RunMachine @imVkohli 👏🏻👏🏻
— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) December 3, 2017
Last Sunday: double century!
This Sunday: double century!@imVkohli has reached 200 in back to back Test innings against Sri Lanka! Simply outstanding! #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/RaRQ6RMoEP— ICC (@ICC) December 3, 2017
The stats keep coming and the records keep going for King Kohli!
By scoring 243 today, this is the 14th time @imVkohli has improved his career-best score – a new record:
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15
27
30
52
63
75
116
119
141
169
200
211
235
243 pic.twitter.com/t9AYO6JxJp— ICC (@ICC) December 3, 2017
