2014-15 Australia Vs India Fourth Test Match @ Sydney Dec 06-10,2015 - Virat Kohli's Milestone

 

Virat Kohli marked his elevation to India's Test captaincy by smashing his fourth century of the series on day three of the fourth Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Virat Kohli, who was appointed captain when MS Dhoni suddenly retired after the third Test, produced a sparkling 140 with 20 boundaries to go with his twin centuries in the first Test at Adelaide and his highest score of 169 in Melbourne's Third Test.

Virat Kohli now become the first Test captain in cricket history to score three centuries in first 3 innings.Australian Greg Chappell had scored a century each in his first two innings as skipper against the West Indies at Brisbane in 1975.

Virat Kohli also surpassed the earlier record of batting legend Rahul Dravid who scored 619 runs from eight innings in the 2003-04 tour of Australia.

Virat Kohli is also the second Indian after Sunil Gavaskar to register 4 tons in a Test series. Sunil Gavaskar  did it twice against the West Indies in 1971 and 1978-79

Virat Kohli also became the first overseas batsman since Herbert Sutcliffe (1924-25) and Walter Hammond (1928-29) to score four hundreds in a Test series in Australia.

Note

The Second Test Match @ Brisbane was captained by M S Dhoni

Vorat Kohli's scorecard in the 4-Match Test Series
Adelaide 115 and 141
Brisbane  19 and 01
MCG      169 and 54
Sydney    147