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Virat Kohli becomes 2nd Indian captain to lead in 50 Tests

By Saurabh Sharma October 10, 2019 • 18:41 PM View: 2465

Pune, Oct 10: India skipper Virat Kohli on Thursday achieved another feat when he surpassed Sourav Ganguly to become the second Indian captain after Mahendra Singh Dhoni to lead the side in 50 or more Test matches.

The Indian run-machine was tied at the second spot with former skipper Ganguly (49 Tests) in the list of leading the national side before the start of the second Test against South Africa here on Thursday.

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