Virat Kohli scored his seventh double hundred in Test cricket in the second Test match against South Africa in Pune on Friday, 11 October, reaching the three-figure mark in 295 balls.
The Indian skipper remained unbeaten on 254 as the hosts declared their first innings at 601 for 5 in the final session of the day.
As Virat reached the 200-run landmark with a flick towards fine leg, Twitterati lauded the Indian skipper’s knock with cricketers and experts heaping praise on him.
Senior journalist and cricket expert Joy Bhattacharjya wrote, “Virat Kohli's first test double hundred was against the West Indies in 2016. If you include that knock, 7 of his last 15 test centuries were double hundreds & another two more than 150! Incredible conversion rate!”
BCCI applauded the Indian captain for his performance. They said, “What a player!@imVkohli brings up his 7th Double Hundred.”
Cricket expert and commentator Harsha Bhogle also heaped praise for the Delhi boy. He wrote, “The landmarks flow for Virat Kohli. Like a champion batsman he breaks a 10 innings century drought with a double. And, something that is becoming noteworthy for him, without a single six! Most doubles by an Indian now and the small matter of 7000 test runs.”
Former England cricketer, Michael Vaughan also praised Kohli.
Cricket fans were also celebrating Kohli’s double century. They shared their feelings on twitter.
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