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Virat Kohli becomes fastest to 5000 Test runs as captain

By Saurabh Sharma November 22, 2019 • 20:03 PM View: 1267

Kolkata, Nov 22: Virat Kohli on Friday became the fastest to reach 5000 Test runs as captain of a team. Kohli has taken 86 innings to get to the milestone, thus pipping former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting who took 97 innings to get there.

Kohli reached the figure when he took his 32nd run during the Indian innings on Day 1 of their second Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens. It is India's first ever day-night Test match.

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