Virat Kohli scores the first maiden double century in test cricket at Antigua

Q.  Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored the first double century of his career in test cricket in a match against which team?
- Published on 25 Jul 16

a. Pakistan
b. South Africa
c. Sri Lanka
d. West Indies

ANSWER: West Indies
 
Indian skipper Virat Kohli earned a significant milestone in his career scoring a maiden double century in Test cricket against Day 2 of the first Test against West Indies in Antigua
  • He broke Mohamed Azharuddin’s 26 year old record to become the first Indian captain to score double hundred overseas.
  • Azhar’s match in Auckland during the 1990s was the previous best by an Indian captain outside the country.
  • His previous highest score in Tests was 169 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 2014
    The right handed batsman is leading Indian for the first time in a test series in the Caribbean.
  • Kohli scored 24 boundaries and strike rate of 71 to get the score of a maiden double century.

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