Published 17:17 IST, October 12th 2019
Virat Kohli explains why double ton vs South Africa was special to him
Virat Kohli had scored an unbeaten 254 against South Africa at Pune. After the day ended, he came forward to discuss about his favorite Test double century
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Virat Kohli registered his seventh double century against South Africa on Day 2 of second Test match at Pune. He remained unbeaten on 254 and declared Indian innings at 601/5. However, by virtue of this kck, Kohli surpassed his idol Sachin Tendulkar's highest Test score of 248 which he had scored against Bangladesh back in December 2004. Meanwhile, this kck has also made him one of most successful skippers to have registered a big score in Test cricket. So, how special was this kck for King Kohli? Let's find out.
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importance of Kohli's kck
After Virat Kohli's splendid kck had put his team in a commanding position, Indian skipper came forward to discuss kck and also mentioned about his or double tons as well. Kohli said that he felt great to have got most number of double hundreds in his Test career.
"I struggled to get big scores initially but n as soon as I became captain n you invariably just think about team all time and you can't think about your own game. In that process you end up batting more than you can imagine," said Kohli.
Indian skipper n added that it has been his mindset for a long time and that he was very happy that it was a dominating day for m once again and his team was in a top position which made him happy overall.
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Kohli on his favourite double century
"Well all are nice. All double hundreds feel good but I think if you ask me n two would be Antigua and Mumbai against England (2016). So ya, all double hundreds are special but those two are more special beacuse one was away from home and ar one was against England in challenging conditions."
"It was very hot and humid re as well but ya, all of m feel nice," Kohli concluded.
video of Virat Kohli speaking about his unbeaten 254 in ongoing Test match and also picking his favourite kck was posted by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on ir official Twitter handle. Watch it right here.
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14:24 IST, October 12th 2019