Laxman said that at this stage of Kohli's career, the battle against one's own thought process becomes more crucial than against the bowlers.
India captain Virat Kohli blended grace with determination to raise his record-breaking seventh double hundred which grinded down a hapless South Africa on the second day of the second Test, here on Friday. With Kohli scoring a career-best unbeaten 254, India buried the Proteas under a mountain of runs, putting on board a mammoth 601 for five. Kohli surpassed legendary Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, who had scored six double tons each. He also equalled Ricky Ponting's record of 19 hundreds as Test skipper even though record belongs to Graeme Smith (25). Ravindra Jadeja (91) also helped himself with some heavy duty hitting before missing out on his second Test hundred as Kohli declared immediately after his dismissal. At stumps, South Africa were reeling at 36 for three as India aim to wrap the series up inside four days. Umesh Yadav got rid of both the openers -- Dean Elgar (6) and Aiden Markaram (0) -- while Mohammed Shami saw the back of Temba Bavuma (8). Kohli effortle
This is Kohli's first hundred of this year, having scored two fifties in the eight innings that he has played in 2019.
Kohli has crossed 150-run mark nine times as India skipper, one more than Bradman, who had achieved the feat eight times in his illustrious career.
The Indian skipper, who now has 26 Test hundreds and 69 international tons (43 in ODIs)
Vaughan made the comments during the ongoing Test series between India and South Africa.
The members of the current team, including skipper Virat Kohli, has immense reverence for the Jharkhand dasher, said Dhawan
The incident occurred in the fifth over of India's innings, when Kohli made contact with bowler Beuran Hendricks while taking a run
With three demerit points, Kohli needs to keep his on-field aggression in check as India have just started a hectic home season; one more demerit point before January 16 next year will trigger a ban
Kohli said that to challenge the players out of their comfirt zone by batting first is precisely because T20 is one format, where chasing is easier than batting first
India managed to put a paltry 134/9 in 20 overs. Quinton de Kock continued the top form with a fifty and took South Africa easily towards victory.
Kohli surpassed Rohit during the second T20 international when he smashed an unbeaten 72 as India took a 1-0 lead in the series by registering a facile seven-wicket victory in Mohali
With a washout in the first game in Dharamsala, both the teams were looking to take the upper hand and take an unassailable lead in the series in Mohali
Kohli credited his bowlers for restricting the visitors to a modest 149 for five
Kohli now has 2,441 runs from 66 innings to Rohit's 2,434 from 89 innings
Hesson nipped questions on Kohli controlling the team and change in captaincy in the bud
Both Smith and Cummins player key roles in helping Australia retain The Ashes
Dharamsala weather played a spoilsport as it rained heavily diminishing all hopes for a full match
Dhoni, who is currently on a break in the USA, became a trending topic on social media thanks to Kohli's post before the speculation was put to rest.
India's first Test against South Africa will start in Visakhapatnam on October 2, while the second and third games will be held in Pune (October 10-14) and Ranchi (October 19-23) respectively.