Kohli breaks records of Ganguly, Gavaskar, Pataudi after Nottingham Test win

Kohli needs 5 more Test victories to become the all-time great leader of India in Test cricket

India have lost 7 matches so far under his captaincy while most loses came under Pataudi’s leadership – 19, followed by Dhoni (18), Azhar (14), Ganguly (13) and Gavaskar (8)

He has surpassed the former Indian skippers with the likes of Nawab MAK Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Mohammad Azharuddin, and Sourav Ganguly

Kohli is yet to surpass MS Dhoni who is still the best Test skipper with 27 victories

In terms of losing in whites, Kohli leads the table with the least number of losses

Ganguly won 21 Tests as a skipper while Azhar won 14 and both Gavaskar and Pataudi won 9 games each

Appointed as the Test captain in 2014, Kohli has now won 22 matches out of 38 matches

India beat England by 203 runs in the third Test at Trent Bridge, Nottingham on Wednesday

Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored 200 runs in the match and was adjudged the Man of the Match