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Virat Kohli Beats Sachin Tendulkar to Become 4th Fastest to 21 Test Tons

Cricketnext Staff | Updated: January 15, 2018, 2:56 PM IST
Virat Kohli Beats Sachin Tendulkar to Become 4th Fastest to 21 Test Tons

Virat Kohli (AP Image)

Virat Kohli might still not be best Indian batsman to have faced the red cherry in foreign condition, in terms of technique, but he is surely a gritty cricketer. Kohli's ability to keep scoring at a quick pace often allows him to get runs under his belt, even when he is not bossing the opposition bowling attack. The Indian captain's knock in the first innings of the Centurion Test against South Africa once again showed why he is such an effective batsman, if not he best among the Indians to have batted on seamer friendly pitches outside the sub-continent.

Kohli's unbeaten century in the first innings not only has kept India in the match, it has once again showed why he is considered the best Indian batsman of this generation. Despite wickets falling all around him, Kohli kept his cool and batted with great composure to reach the three-figure mark. This was Kohli's 21st Test century and it was one that the Indian captain would cherish for a long time, as he beat his idol Sachin Tendulkar to the mark.

Kohli is now the fourth fastest batsman to reach the 21-century mark in Test cricket, reaching the milestone in 109 innings. Sachin Tendulkar has now been relegated to the fifth position, having taken 110 innings to reach the mark.

21-tons-virat

Australian captain and run machine Steven Smith is the third fastest, having taken 105 innings to score 21 Test tons. Former Indian batting great Sunil Gavaskar is second on the list, while the great Aussie Don Bradman tops the list, having taken only 56 innings to reach the mark.
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First Published: January 15, 2018, 2:52 PM IST

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