In Numbers: Virat Kohli Breaks Into All-Aussie Club by Smashing 5th Test Ton in 2018

It become but every other masterclass from Indian skipper Virat Kohli as he notched his 25th Test ton to steer India's fightback against Australia in Perth. He became the second fastest to attain the landmark - in most effective 127 innings - after Don Bradman, who wished just sixty eight innings to reach 25 tons.

Kohli smashed 123, scoring bulk of India's runs as they ended at 283. With that he have become the primary participant to get his name on the brand new Perth honours board!

It became his 18th as captain, 14th in away Tests, seventh towards Australia, 6th in Australia and fifth in 2018.

With that, Kohli goes beyond Mohammad Yousuf and Viv Richards in maximum century tally and joins Inzamam-ul-Haq in listing of Test heaps. It turned into also his tenth away Test century as captain for Kohli — second most, at the back of Graeme Smith who had 17.

Kohli also became the  first Indian, first non-Australian and fourth batsman to hit 5 centuries in consecutive years. Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Steve Smith are the other players to have achieved this feat.

He is also the most effective 2nd captain with five centuries in consecutive years as captain after Ricky Ponting in 2005 and 2006.

This is also his  4th Test century for Kohli as captain in Australia — joint most for a touring skipper in Australia. Perth turned into also the fourth venue in Australia wherein Kohli has scored a ton, after  Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.

During the path of the innings, Kohli also finished  5000 Test runs at No.4 spot, turning into the 0.33 Indian to reach the landmark after Gundappa Vishwanath and Sachin Tendulkar.


Another intriguing range become the six scored with the aid of Kohli off Hazlewood was handiest his second in 2018 and his first six in Tests in 14 innings. His last six got here in opposition to England in Birmingham earlier this 12 months.