Virat Kohli tops Indian Test skippers with most runs

On the third day of the third and final Test at Bidvest Wanderers Stadium on Friday Virat Kohli has surpassed his predecessor Mahendra Singh Dhoni in terms of most runs as the Test skipper for Team India.

The Delhi-based batting mainstay Kohli was, however, bowled by speedster Kagiso Rabada on 41 off 79 balls.

The right-handed batsman Kohli smashed six boundaries which further saw him copping a couple of blows on a surface which has demons in it and subsequently forced on-field umpires to discuss the dangerous surface.

When Kohli was batting on 40 in the second innings, he equalled Dhoni’s score before going past the four-year-old Test record with a single.

Driving force Kohli has been already delivering for Team India which further saw him shouldering the responsibility to lead from the front.

Kohli sits now at the top of the table among Indian captains when it comes to scoring runs.

The prolific batsman Kohli took 56 innings to amass 3,455, after surpassing the previous best of 3,454 in 96 innings set by the 36-year-old gloveman Dhoni.

In overall 66 Tests, Kohli is averaging at 53.40 after amassing 5,554 runs which further saw him registering 21 tons and 16 fifties.

After donning the white jersey against Windies at Kingston in June 2011, Kohli has featured in 110 innings which saw him collecting the highest individual score of 243.

Moreover, the third spot is maintained by Sunil Gavaskar, who scored 3,449 runs which was also surpassed by Virat Kohli during the second session on day three on a surface which has been torrid for the batters.

On the fourth position, the former skipper Mohammed Azharuddin, who was acrobatic on the field, went on to score 2,856 in 68 innings during his Test career and the Bengal-based left-handed batsman Sourav Ganguly is placed at fifth with 2,561 runs in 75 innings.

Here’s the list of overall five players with most runs as skippers for India:

Virat Kohli – innings 56; runs 3,455

MS Dhoni – innings 96; runs 3,454

Sunil Gavaskar – innings 74; runs 3,449

Mohammed Azharuddin – innings 69; runs 2,856

Sourav Ganguly – innings 75; runs 2,561 runs

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