On Day 2 of the second Test against the West Indies at Queen’s Park Oval, Indian batsman Virat Kohli hit a magnificent century. Kohli took the crease on Day 1 with India at 130/2, and after a difficult start, he found his rhythm. Kohli and Ravindra Jadeja enjoyed a century-plus stand to help India recover from an early blow.
Kohli missed out on a century in the first game
Kohli, who missed out on a century in the first game, hammered a cover drive to get started. Kohli rediscovered his flow after a sluggish start and reached his fifty with a boundary. Kohli scored at a good pace, leaving WI reeling. Jadeja was there to help him. King got to his ton with a magnificent square drive for a four.
Virat Kohli outperforms these superstars
Virat Kohli hit his 29th century in the longest format. He currently has more than 8,650 runs at 49. In terms of runs (8,625), Kohli has surpassed former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden. Kohli also surpassed Virender Sehwag’s total runs (8,586). Meanwhile, the 34-year-old overtook former Australian legend Michael Clarke (8,643).
Virat Kohli scores his second Test century since November of this year
Virat Kohli has now scored two centuries in the previous 46 Test innings. Kohli went century-less in 41 innings after his 136-run effort against Bangladesh in November 2019, before blasting 186 against Australia in Ahmedabad (March 2023). Kohli has seven half-centuries in this stretch of 46 innings.
15th away century for Kohli
Kohli scored his third century against WI and has now scored 1,000 runs. According to ESPNcricinfo, Kohli also hit his 15th century away from home. He also surpassed 600 runs and hit his second ton on Windies turf. Kohli has scored over 4,380 runs at an average of over 43 in away matches. He has also hit 500 fours.
Kohli now has 76 international hundreds across formats
In his 500th international outing, Kohli now has 76 international hundreds across formats. In addition to his 29 centuries in the longest format, he has 46 ODI tons and a single hundred in T20Is.