IND V BAN only Test: Pujara breaks 52-year-old record; Kohli, Vijay achieve their own feats

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When all his teammates are scoring big then how can captain Kohli stay behind? Kohli smashed a flawless century. His 16th overall and 9th as captain. Now he has the joint-second most centuries as an Indian captain with Azharuddin. Only Gavaskar has more (11) as a captain. (Photo: AP)

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Ashwin will have to wait to become the fastest to 250 Test wickets, as Virat Kohli opted to bat against Bangladesh in the one-off Test. But there was no shortage of records in Hyderabad. (Photo: BCCI)

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Murali Vijay slammed his 9th Test century, the joint-third most by an Indian opener. Only Sunil Gavaskar (33) and Virender Sehwag (22) have more centuries as an Indian opener. (Photo: AP)

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Cheteshwar Pujara carried on his terrific form by notching up a stylish 83. He may have missed on a possible century but with his 1605 runs he became the highest scorer in one Indian season (including first-class cricket). (Photo: BCCI)

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Pujara broke Chandu Borde’s 52-year-old record. Borde had scored 1604 runs in 1964-65 season. (Photo: AP)

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That was not the end of it, together Vijay-Pujara added 178 runs for the second wicket against Bangladesh. This was their 5th century stand of the season – the most by any pair in one Indian season. (Photo: AP)

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