After India defeated Australia in the first ODI by 26 runs in Chennai on Sunday, skipper Virat Kohli had another record to his name.
This time, he surpassed MS Dhoni’s record of leading India to 10 consecutive victories across all formats.
Kohli had recorded his 9th consecutive win as Indian captain after the team clean swept Sri Lanka away from home.
The Delhi batsman became a full-time Test captain early 2015 and was subsequently handed the captaincy of the shorter formats in January this year.
In a short span of time, Virat Kohli has already broken six records as the Indian captain.
1. Fastest to 10 Test Centuries Among Indian Captains
When Virat Kohli notched 103* in the first Test against Sri Lanka in July, the 28-year-old became the fastest to score 10 Test centuries as India’s captain.
The Delhi batsman took just 44 innings to get to the landmark, ahead of the next best Indian – Sunil Gavaskar by 8 innings.
Australia’s Sir Donald Bradman leads the list with 26 innings.
2. Most Double Hundreds as India’s Test Captain
Virat Kohli became the first Indian captain to score a double century in 84 years, when he notched his maiden 200 in West Indies in 2016.
Little did we know that the run machine would score a double century in each of the next three Test series, making it four double centuries as captain.
He presently holds the record of the most double centuries scored by an Indian captain.
Brian Lara has scored the most double centuries (5) as Test captain.
3. Fastest to 1,000 Runs as ODI Captain
Virat Kohli became the fastest to score 1,000 runs as an ODI captain in the third ODI against England in January, earlier this year.
During his innings of 55 runs off 63 balls, Kohli reached the 1,000-run mark in 17 innings.
He went past AB de Villiers’ record of 18 innings.
4. Most Consecutive Wins as Indian Captain
Virat Kohli has always spoken about maintaining the intensity in every match, even if it’s a dead rubber. India proved that they have bought into the captain’s idea when they whitewashed Sri Lanka in all formats.
India first won the Test series 3-0, then ODI series 5-0 and then the lone T20 as well. After coming back home, India decimated Australia as well in the first ODI, making it 10 wins on the trot.
5. Captained India to Its Most Consecutive Test Series Wins
Right from the time Virat Kohli captained India for a full Test series, India haven’t lost a single competition in the five-day format.
After losing the first Test in Galle in August 2015, Kohli and his team turned the series around to win 2-1.
Since that series, India have beaten South Africa, West Indies, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Australia and Sri Lanka.
Only Australia and England have more consecutive Test series wins (9).
6. Led India to Its Longest Unbeaten Streak in Tests
When India beat England by an innings and 75 runs in the fifth Test in December last year, India recorded their longest unbeaten streak – 18 matches, going past their earlier record of 17 matches.
The 17-match unbeaten streak was recorded between September 1985 and March 1987.
India recorded one more Test win (against Bangladesh), before losing to Australia in February this year.
The unbeaten streak began in Sri Lanka in August 2015.
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