Virat Kohli, arguably the batsman in the world right now, is rapidly shattering every batting record there is but the captain in him is not far behind either. With India’s six-wicket win in the first One-day International (ODI) of the five-match series, Virat Kohli surpassed legendary Windies cricketer Viv Richards’ captaincy record.
The win in Hyderabad on Saturday was Kohli’s 48th as India captain in 64 ODI and it took him past Viv Richards’ tally of 47. However, on the list of ‘Most wins after 64 ODIs as captain’ Kohli stands third as former greats Ricky Ponting (51 wins) and Clive Llyod (50 wins) lead the way.
Chasing 237 for victory, India lost opener Shikhar Dhawan for a golden duck in the second over of their innings, but Kohli and Rohit Sharma played with characteristic ease before Australia prized out three wickets to roar back into the match.
The teams move to Nagpur for the second match of the five-game series on Tuesday.
