India Vs Bangladesh : Virat Kohli becomes first Indian cricketer to win six consecutive Test series as skipper

Prior to this series, India had thrashed England 4-0 with which Kohli also equaled former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar's record of 18-man unbeaten streak in the five-day format.

 

Virat kohli win six consecutive test series as skipper

 

Hyderabad: Indian cricketer Virat Kohli on Monday became the first Indian skipper to win six consecutive Test series in a row. The Delhi batsman achieved the feat after India defeated Bangladesh by 208 runs in the one-off Test played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad.

 Prior to this, from October 2008 to January 2009, India had won five series in a row under the captaincy of Virender Sehwag, Anil Kumble and Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

 India last lost a Test in August 2015, against Sri Lanka in Galle by 63 runs. But after losing the first match in that series, India bounced back to beat Sri Lanka 2-1, South Africa 3-0 at home, West Indies 2-0 away, New Zealand 3-0 at home, England 4-0 and now Bangladesh 1-0.

 India have won nine out of the last ten Tests under Kohli's captaincy.

After 1-0 win against Bangladesh, Kohli side looks set to break another Indian record, that of the most unbeaten Test Matches on Home ground -20, achieved between 1977-1980

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