The New India Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli went past Virender Sehwag's record on Day 2 of the ongoing test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
New indian captain Virat kohli on Friday broke Virender Sehwag's record of most test runs scored by a batsman in a single home season.Kohli pass sehwag's record on day 2 of ongoing test match against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.
Virat Kohli passes former india captain Sunil Gavaskar and former England batsman Graham Gooch on
Day 1 with 1075 runs as he remained unbeaten on 111 runs with India reaching 356/3 at Stumps. Kohli was 31 runs short of Sehwag's mark, who had slammed 1105 runs in nine Test in 2004-2005 home season.
While Sehwag took 17 innings to score the aforementioned runs, Kohli has played two innings fewer than the former India opener. Kohli is averaging close to 90 in this season while Sehwag managed to score his runs at 69.06.
Both batsmen Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag's have four hundreds to their credit but Kohli still has four more Test matches to go against Australia before they conclude the home season, which includes a total of 13 matches. Kohli will get plenty of time to improve on his already outstanding record in the longest format.
Most Test runs in a home season:
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| Virat Kohli Break Virender Sehwag's Record for most test runs in home season |
Virat Kohli passes former india captain Sunil Gavaskar and former England batsman Graham Gooch on
Day 1 with 1075 runs as he remained unbeaten on 111 runs with India reaching 356/3 at Stumps. Kohli was 31 runs short of Sehwag's mark, who had slammed 1105 runs in nine Test in 2004-2005 home season.
While Sehwag took 17 innings to score the aforementioned runs, Kohli has played two innings fewer than the former India opener. Kohli is averaging close to 90 in this season while Sehwag managed to score his runs at 69.06.
Both batsmen Virat Kohli and Virender Sehwag's have four hundreds to their credit but Kohli still has four more Test matches to go against Australia before they conclude the home season, which includes a total of 13 matches. Kohli will get plenty of time to improve on his already outstanding record in the longest format.
Most Test runs in a home season:
| Mts | Runs | Hs | Avg | Season | |
| Virat Kohli (Ind) | 9 | 1116* | 235 | 93.00 | 2016-17 |
| Virender Sehwag (Ind) | 9 | 1105 | 201 | 69.06 | 2004-05 |
| Graham Gooch (Eng) | 6 | 1058 | 333 | 96.18 | 1990 |
| Sunil Gavaskar (Ind) | 13 | 1027 | 166 | 51.35 | 1979-80 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar (Ind) | 10 | 966 | 166 | 107.33 | 1986-87 |
| Ricky Ponting (Aus) | 6 | 965 | 257 | 107.22 | 2003-04 |
| Mudassar Nazar (Pak) | 9 | 959 | 231 | 106.55 | 1982-82 |