IND vs SL: Kohli goes past 5000 run mark in Test
Kohli, playing his 63rd Test took 105 innings to cross the 5000-run mark. The Indian skipper also notched up his 15th Test fifty.
Virat Kohli notched up yet another milestone going past the 5000-run mark in Tests during the third and the final Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
5000 and counting... #KingKohli @imVkohli pic.twitter.com/Mn2uRCzad7
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 2, 2017
Kohli became the 11th Indian batsman to achieve the milestone and the fourth fastest in terms of innings behind Sunil Gavaskar (95), Virender Sehwag (99) and Sachin Tendulkar (103).
Congratulations to @imVkohli on passing 5,000 Test runs! He reaches the milestone in 105 innings - the same number as England captain @root66! #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/rCKCagH5Y1
— ICC (@ICC) December 2, 2017
Kohli, playing his 63rd Test took 105 innings to cross the 5000-run mark. The Indian skipper also notched up his 15th Test fifty.