Virat Kohli Completes 1000 Fours in Test: In the Kanpur Test, the host team won the test match played between India and Bangladesh by 7 wickets. With this victory, Rohit Sharma and company have wiped out Bangladesh. Virat Kohli also looked good in this match and he made another big record in his name in Test cricket. Actually, King Kohli has crossed the figure of 1000 fours in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli completes 1000 fours in test cricket
Virat Kohli scored unbeaten 27 runs in 37 balls during India's second innings. During this he hit 4 fours. As soon as he hit three fours, this right-handed batsman touched the figure of 1 thousand fours in Test cricket. With this, Virat has now become the fifth Indian player to hit 1000 or more fours in the Test format. Before Virat Kohli, this feat has also been done by Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman.
Indian batsman who hit most fours in test cricket
1. Sachin Tendulkar – Match 200 – Fours 2058
2. Rahul Drawad – Match 164 – Fours 1654
3. Virender Sehwag – Match 104 – Fours 1233
4. VVS Laxman – Match 134 – Fours 1135
5. Virat Kohli – Match 115 – Fours 1001
It is noteworthy that in the Chennai Test, Virat Kohli's bat looked completely calm and he was able to score only 23 runs in two innings. But Virat's bat roared fiercely in both the innings of the Kanpur Test. Batting aggressively in the first innings, he scored 47 runs and in the second innings he remained unbeaten after scoring 27 runs.
Batting first in the match, Bangladesh was bundled out for 233 runs in the first innings. In reply, India declared its innings after scoring 285 runs after losing 9 wickets and took a lead of 52 runs. After this, the visiting team scored 149 runs in the second innings and gave India a target of 95 runs to win, which it achieved by losing three wickets.
Edited by Neeraj
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