On Dhoni's day, Kohli steals the thunder

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Rohit also played his part in Virat’s record hunt. Together the due put on 219 runs for the 2nd wicket – their third double century partnership. (Photo: AP)

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Rohit and Kohli now have eight 150 plus stands – the second most by any pair in the history of ODI cricket. Sachin and Ganguly have 12 of them. (Photo: AP)

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Kohli was finally out for 131 and in that also he peppered the record books as he became the 300th ODI wicket of Lasith Malinga. (Photo: AP)

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The quickest however is Tendulkar, who piled up 2000 runs against the Aussies in just 40 innings. (Photo: AP)

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The list doesn’t end there, Kohli also reached 2000 runs against Sri Lanka in just 44 innings – the joint second quickest to score 2000 runs against any opposition. (Photo: AP)

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Viv Richards scored 2000 ODI runs against Australia in 44 innings. (Photo: BCCI)

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However, Kohli is much quicker than both of them. He has reached 29 ODI hundreds in just 185 innings whereas, Tendulkar took 265 and Ponting 330. (Photo: AP)

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In the 11th over of the Indian innings, he reached his fifty – his quickest in terms of team overs. (Photo: AP)

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And before anyone could realize what was transpiring in Colombo, Kohli raced to his 29th ODI hundred off just 77 balls. (Photo: AP)

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The Indian captain is now the third highest in the list of centurions, only behind Sachin Tendulkar (49) and Rickey Ponting (30).

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The moment Virat Kohli stepped on to the field on Thursday, he meant business. Even at toss-time he was amazingly assertive in choosing to bat first, not something he and India prefer on most occasions. (Photo: BCCI)

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Together with Roihit Sharma, Kohli started to manhandle the Sri Lankan bowlers. He started with a hat trick fours off Danajaya and continued to assault whoever came in his path. (Photo: AP)

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Apart from the initial 3 overs, in which India lost Dhawan cheaply, Kohli’s decision proved to be just the right one. And as the day progressed Kohli just started to steal the limelight away from MS Dhoni, who was making his 300th ODI appearance for India. (Photo: AP)

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