IND vs SA, 2nd Test: Kohli Becomes 3rd Cricketer To Slam Double Tons Against 6 Nations

Kohli's 254* is the highest individual score by an Indian captain. He surpassed his own record of 243 against Sri Lanka in Delhi in 2017

The entire cricketing world on Friday hailed Virat Kohli for his 7^th double ton; he slammed against South Africa in the ongoing Pune Test. His career-best unbeaten 254 not only cruised India to a gigantic 601-run total but also shattered a plethora of records. Kohli's 254* is the highest individual score by an Indian captain. He surpassed his own record of 243 against Sri Lanka in Delhi in 2017. With this marvellous feat, Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag to become the Indian with the most number of double tons in Tests. Both of former Indian greats had six double hundreds in their names The Indian captain also became the third cricketer after Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara and Younis Khan of Pakistan to hit double tons against six different Test-playing nations. Of the seven teams Kohli has played against so far -- Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, the West Indies and Bangladesh -- Australia remains the only team against whom he hasn't scored a double hundred. Kohli first scored a double century against the West Indies in Antigua in 2016, before repeating the feat against Bangladesh in Hyderabad the following year. Since then, he has since brought up double centuries against New Zealand, Sri Lanka and England before scoring one against the Proteas on Friday. During the course of his innings, Kohli also went past Australian legend Don Bradman to become the player with the most 150-plus scores as Test captain. While Bradman had achieved the feat eight times in his career, Kohli has now done it nine times. Michael Clarke, Mahela Jayawardene, Brian Lara and Graeme Smith are all tied at the third spot as they all achieved the milestone seven times. Friday's ton also saw Kohli becoming the fourth-fastest player to score 26 Test hundreds. He also equalled Ricky Ponting's record of 19 Test tons as captain.