List of all the records broken by Virat Kohli during his 87* on Day 1 of 2nd Test

It was an innings of command and authority from Virat Kohli as he stayed unbeaten for a sensational 87 at the end of the first day’s play to catapult India to a staggering 288/4 despite a momentary slip up in the middle. Walking out to bat at number four for his 500th international fixture, Kohli kept calm and weathered the initial storm.

The former Indian captain got off the mark with a stunning boundary on the 21st ball he faced as he drove Alzarri Joseph straight down the ground. The lanky Caribbean fast bowler bore the brunt of Kohli’s ecstatic batting brilliance for a second time when he accepted the width offered with arms wide open, square-driving Joseph comfortably.

The shackles started coming off for Kohli and he started growing in confidence with every passing ball, middling the ones that were in his range while convincingly letting go of those that seemed tricky to involve the bat in. He brought up his 30th Test fifty with an uppish cover drive against Jomel Warrican on the first ball of the 66th over.

He continued to torment the Caribbean bowlers till the very end, barely giving any chances for the hosts to take his wicket. During his stay in the center on the first day of the Test, Kohli broke quite a few records, another blazing testimony to the kind of brilliance that he brings to the fore.

Here are five records that Kohli toppled or racked up during his unbeaten 87 on the opening day of the second Test.

· Virat Kohli became the first batter in the world to score a half-century in his 500th international game.

· Virat has now become the highest scorer for India in Tests in 2023.

· He surpassed Jacques Kallis to become the fifth highest scorer in international cricket across all formats.

· Virat Kohli surpassed Ricky Ponting to become the fifth highest scorer in away encounters across all formats.

· Virat surpassed his former RCB teammate, Ross Taylor to become the fifth highest scorer at No.4 in Test cricket.

In his 500th international match, King Kohli ensured that he is keeping the number ‘5’ predominantly in his records and no wonder West Indies failed to get their fifth wicket, despite making earlier inroads as Virat guarded his citadel with fire in his eyes.