Published 15:39 IST, November 25th 2019
Ind vs Ban: Virat Kohli breaks yet another MS Dhoni record with Bangladesh win
Virat Kohli led India to their fourth successive victory by an innings margin and also extended India’s unbeaten home run to 12 Test series without defeat.
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India defeated Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs in historic Day-Night Test match at Eden Gardens. match was first-ever pink-ball contest to be held in country and also first-ever to be contested by both nations. victory also ensured that India retained Ganguly-Durjoy Trophy and extended ir lead to 360 points in ongoing inaugural ICC World Test Championship table.
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Virat Kohli breaks MS Dhoni’s record with win over Bangladesh
Virat Kohli led India to ir fourth successive victory by an innings margin and also extended India’s unbeaten home run to 12 Test series. However, Kohli also created ar Indian captaincy record of most successive Test wins by overtaking his successor MS Dhoni’s record. Dhoni previously led India to six consecutive victories in longest format in 2013 only for Virat Kohli to overtake record six years later. It involved a 4-0 whitewash against Australia in March and 2-0 whitewash against West Indies in vember in same year at home.
A win at Eden Gardens meant Virat Kohli has w led India to seven straight wins in Test matches. All seven matches of India’s unbeaten run have been part of World Test Championship, thus making Virat Kohli-led side only unbeaten team in ongoing event so far. Earlier this year, Kohli registered his 28th Test win as skipper to become India’s most successful captain of all time. He overtook MS Dhoni’s tally of 27 wins in 60 matches between 2008 and 2014. Virat Kohli w leads list of Indian captains with 33 wins in 53 matches, boasting an impressive win-loss ratio of 3.30:1.
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India will w face New Zealand in a two-match Test series for ir next Test Championship assignment. tour will also comprise of five T20Is and three ODI matches between January and March. two Tests are scheduled to be held at Basin Reserve in Wellington and Hagley Oval in Christchurch.
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15:12 IST, November 25th 2019