Rajneesh Gupta gives us all the numbers and tells us how Virat Kohli creates record after record.
Virat Kohli ended day one of the Delhi Test with an unbeaten 156 -- his third hundred on the trot.
Virat scored 104* in the second innings of the Kolkata Test after getting out for a duck in the first innings.
He then scored 213 in India's only innings in the Nagpur Test.
Virat is the first captain ever to score three consecutive centuries on TWO occasions.
Virat started his captaincy stint with three consecutive centuries versus Australia.
The record of most consecutive centuries as a captain is held by South Africa's Alan Melville who scored four in a row versus England between 1938-1939 and 1947.
Hundreds in most consecutive innings as captain
Batsman | Score | Vs | Venue | Season |
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Season Four | ||||
Alan Melville | 103 | England | Durban | 1938-1939 |
189 + 104* | England | Nottingham | 1947 | |
117 | England | Lord's | 1947 | |
Season Three | ||||
Don Bradman | 132 + 127* | India | Melbourne | 1947-1948 |
201 | India | Adelaide | 1947-1948 | |
Graham Gooch | 333 + 123 | India | Lord's | 1990 |
116 | India | Manchester | 1990 | |
Mahela Jayawardene | 195 | England | Colombo SSC | 2007-2008 |
213* | England | Galle | 2007-2008 | |
136 | West Indies | Providence | 2007-2008 | |
Kumar Sangakkara | 137 | India | Mumbai | 2009-2010 |
103 | India | Galle | 2010 | |
219 | India | Colombo SSC | 2010 | |
Misbah-ul Haq | 101 + 101* | Australia | Abu Dhabi | 2014-2015 |
102* | New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 2014-2015 | |
Virat Kohli (Ind) | 115 + 141 | Australia | Adelaide | 2014-2015 |
147 | Australia | Sydney | 2014-2015 | |
Virat Kohli | 104* | Sri Lanka | Kolkata | 2017-2018 |
213 | Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 2017-2018 | |
156* | Sri Lanka | Delhi | 2017-2018 |
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