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Kohli soars in record-setting day for India
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VIRAT Kohli struck his fourth double century as India declared on 687-6 and demoralized Bangladesh further by taking a wicket on a record-filled day two of their sole test yesterday.
Bangladesh reached 41-1 in 14 overs, losing Soumya Sarkar to an edge on 15 two overs before stumps at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.
Kohli, resuming from 111 overnight, scored 204 from 246 deliveries, and hit 24 fours. He became the first batsman in history to post double hundreds in four consecutive test series.
He scored 200 against West Indies in Antigua, 211 against New Zealand in Indore, and 235 against England in Mumbai, all in 2016. He surpassed Donald Bradman and Rahul Dravid, who achieved double hundreds in three successive series.
He was finally dismissed in the 126th over, as Taijul Islam (3-156) trapped him leg before wicket.
“I have seen him on television so many times, but this was a different experience bowling to him in a test. Obviously, I got to learn a lot,” said teenage Bangladesh offspinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who bowled a second-best 42 overs and took 2-165.
Starting from 356-3, India’s 500 came up after lunch in the 128th over, and shortly afterward it registered the highest innings at the venue, beating its own 503 against Australia in 2013.
R Ashwin (34) was caught at slip off Mehedi Hasan, and India marched on, crossing 600 in the 147th over.
It became the first team in cricket history to record 600-plus totals in three successive test innings. Previously, India scored 631 and 759-7 declared against England in Mumbai and Chennai in December.
After tea, Wriddhiman Saha (106 not out) and Ravindra Jadeja (60 not out) looked for quick runs. They put on 118 for the seventh wicket, and India declared when Saha reached his second test hundred.
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