STAT SPEAKS: India's 8th consecutive series win under Kohli

The other two are: Australia’s George Giffen and Albert Trott (1895) against England at Adelaide and England’s Tim Bresnan and Stuart Broad in 2011 against India at Trent Bridge. (Photo: AP)

Only Australia (2005-2008) and England (1884-1892), have won more series (nine) in succession. (Photo: AFP)

Interestingly, Kohli’s winning run started in Sri Lanka back in 2015. It was his first series as a full-captain. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli also equaled M.S Dhoni, in most overseas Test series win as an Indian skipper, with only Saurav Ganguly winning more series (11). (Photo: AP)

This was also India’s first ever innings win in Sri Lanka. The Galle Test was India’s biggest win in terms of runs over Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

It was only the 3RD instance of two players from the same side scoring a half century alongwith a 5-wicket haul, Ravinchandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. (Photo: AP)

With this win, India have confirmed their 8TH consecutive Test series win, under skipper Virat Kohli. (Photo: AP)

It was yet another instance of two quick dismissals as both the batsmen were sent back to the pavilion within two overs by Ashwin and Jadeja. (Photo: AP)

The Lankans tried to hold on and save the game but Man of the match, Jadeja took another five-wicket haul to seal a historic series win for India. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka started Day 4 with Karunaratne and Pushpakumara looking firm on the crease, as the former completed his 6TH Test hundred. (Photo: AP)

India came out on top of the Lankan side as they registered a win by an innings and 53 runs in the 2ND Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. (Photo: AP)