Virat Kohli became India's most successful Test captain after winning second test match against West Indies. win gave Kohli his 28th test match victory as a captain, surpassing former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's record of 27 wins. India beat West Indies in second Test match by 257 runs. India t only scalped Test series 2-0 but also India completed a clean sweep of West Indies tour having won T20I and ODI series as well.

Kohli as Test captain

Kohli became captain of India's test side when MS Dhoni retired midway through India's tour of Australia in 2014. He has been leing way since n. Kohli, who me his test debut for India in West Indies in 2011, he scored 4 runs in first innings and 15 runs in second innings. Eight years later, he leaves Caribbean nation as most successful Test captain for India.

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In post-match interview, Kohli said, "Captaincy is just a 'c' in front of your name honestly. It's collective effort that matters. It's a by-product of this quality team that we have here, to be honest. If we didn't have bowlers that we have, I don't think results would have been possible". Kohli's record of 28 wins has come in 48 matches as captain, whereas Dhoni took 60 matches to win 27 matches as captain. On overall list of most successful test captains, Kohli has a long way to go as South African cricketer Graeme Smith has 53 Test wins as a captain. During his tenure as captain, Kohli has also led India to its first-ever series win in Australia earlier this year beating m 2-1. 

Dominating test series and series 'find'

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In second test match, India scored 416 in first innings and declared at 168 for 4 in second innings. home side, on or hand, could t match Kohli's side as y were bowled out for 117 in first innings and 210 in second innings. Hanuma Vihari was given man of match award for scoring 111 and 53 in first and second innings respectively. Kohli was appreciative of Vihari saying, " He looks confident and dressing-room feels calm when he bats. He's always willing to improve and correcting his mistakes. Plays with a lot of heart. Up to do anything for team. That's why he invariably plays crucial innings for us. Young career for him so far, but he showed why he's been backed by this team." With Test series win, India les ICC World Test Championship 2019-21 standings with 120 points. 

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