IND vs WI, 1st Test, Day 2: India roar with Kohli's 24th ton; IND: 506/5 at lunch

India 1st Innings: 506/5 in 118 overs (Virat Kohli 120 batting, Rishabh Pant 92, Prithvi Shaw 134, Devendra Bishoo 2/154)

West Indies’ tale of struggle continued on the second day of the first Test in Rajkot as India posted 506 runs on the board, at a loss of 5 wickets by the end of the 1^st session. Skipper Virat Kohli was batting bravely on 120 and was accompanied with Ravindra Jadeja who remained unbeaten on 19.

After resuming the game at 364/4, India carried on their run-scoring in a similar momentum as of the first day. Kohli and Pant made the Windies bowlers toil hard for a wicket and kept on piling up runs on the board.

The duo from Delhi did a magnificent job at the crease. Pant, who was playing just the fourth Test of his international career, slammed the first half-century on the Indian soil which he claimed with a huge six. After reaching this milestone, the 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman shifted the gear and was heading towards his 2^nd century at a strike rate of over 100.

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Then came the moment when Virat Kohli scripted a new chapter in the history book of Indian cricket. The Indian skipper slammed the 24^th century of his Test career with a boundary and surpassed the cricketing legends with the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag and Steve Smith. He eventually became the 2^nd fastest batsman to get 24^th Test ton and is currently the highest run-scorer in whites in 2018.

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The duo of amassed 133 runs for the 5^th wicket before Pant gave away his wicket to Devendra Bishoo in attempt to play a lofted shot. His wicket came at the brisk of the lunch break and he missed his 2^nd Test ton by mere 8 runs.

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Before the umpires called for the lunch break, India have crossed the 500-run mark and Kohli was joined by spinner Ravindra Jadeja at the crease.

Brief Scores:

India 1st Innings: 506/5 in 118 overs (Virat Kohli 120 batting, Rishabh Pant 92, Prithvi Shaw 134, Devendra Bishoo 2/154).