Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane break a long-standing record of Sachin Tendulkar & Sourav Ganguly

XtraTime Web Desk: India skipper Virat Kohli & vice captain Ajinkya Rahane has put their team in a very good position on day 3 of the first Test match against Windies. Both of them have shared and unbeaten 104 runs for the fourth wicket to give their side a lead of 260 runs with 7 wickets still in hand with two days still left. With this century stand the two has entered in the record books as well.

The 104-stand between Rahane and Kohli was the 8th century stand for the 4th wicket for India in Test matches – the most by any Indian pair. The captain-vice captain duo got past Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, who had 7 century stands for the 4th wicket to their name.

This was Rahane and Kohli’s 9th 100-run stand overall. This was also the third time an Indian pair made a 100-plus stand at the Sri Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua.

India were in a spot of bother at 81 for 3 when Roston Chase and Kemar Roach led West Indies’ strong comeback with the ball in the second session. But the experienced pair of Kohli and Rahane weathered the storm to take India to a commanding position at close of play.

Rahane, who top-scored with 81 in his team’s first innings total of 297, will resume on the fourth morning on 53 alongside Kohli on 51, the Indian captain displaying exaggerated care through his innings which featured just two boundaries against a disciplined but luckless attack.