India vs South Africa: Kohli Fourth Fastest to 26 Tons, Surpasses Vengsarkar’s Runs Tally

The captain of India, Virat Kohli, showed an exceptional way to reach his 26th ton of test in the second test against South Africa in Pune on Friday. With this century he became the fourth fastest player to hit 26 tons – 138 innings – behind Don Bradman (69), Steve Smith (121), Sachin Tendulkar (136).

This was also the 19th ton of Kohli as patron, the second tallest in the world along with Ricky Ponting. Graeme Smith leads the table with 25 centuries.



Not only that, during his innings, Kohli surpassed the 6868 Dilip Vengsarkar racing account, and is now India’s seventh best player in Tests.

Prior to the start of the Test, Kohli became the second Indian captain to lead India in 50 test matches.

MS Dhoni is the only other player who has completed this milestone. Dhoni captained the team 60 times between 2008 and 2014, while Sourav Ganguly is third on the list, having led the team 49 times.

India has been the number 1 side of the test under Kohli’s reign and is also the most successful test captain with 29 victories to his name. India drew 10 and lost 10 times. The team also recorded the first victory of the Test series in Australia under Kohli.

The Kohli win and loss ratio of 2.9 is also the best for any Indian captain and third overall behind Australians Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting.