IND vs SA, 2nd Test: Double Tons Feel Good But Antigua, Mumbai Ones Are Special, Reveals Kohli

Kohli revealed that his first double hundred in Antigua against the West Indies and the one against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai are the two most special innings

The second day the Pune Test belonged to Indian skipper Virat Kohli who smashed a slew of records, en route to his career-best 254 as India posted a mammoth 601/5 before declaring. It was his 7^th seventh double century in his 81st Test. In due course, he went past Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, who both had scored six double hundreds in their stellar, to become the Indian with the most double tons. After his stellar performance with the bat, Kohli revealed that his first double hundred in Antigua against the West Indies and the one against England at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai are the two most special innings. “All double hundreds feel good but if you ask me, Antigua and Mumbai against England. One was away from home and another one against England in challenging conditions,” Kohli said. “I struggled to get big scores initially but as soon as I became captain you invariably start thinking about the team all the time, you cannot think of yourself. In that process, you end up batting more than you can imagine so that's been the mindset for a very long time,” he added. Kohli batted for nearly eight hours during his 254-run innings. Asked about batting in the heat, he said, “It's difficult but if you think about the team you end up batting 3-4 hours more than you would have. It was humid, that was the only challenging thing. Then (Ravindra) Jadeja came and you had to run hard with him.” Kohli and Jadeja shared a 225-run stand for the fifth wicket. The Indian skipper said that partnership helped them achieve the plan. “Plan was simple to get to 600 and get them to bat tonight. Jaddu batted brilliantly and allowed me to not take too many risks. That partnership set things up nicely for us. We ended up bowling 15 overs and got three wickets as well,” Kohli said.