Virat Kohli overtakes former India skipper Sourav Ganguly, equals couple of records set by MS Dhoni

XtraTime Web Desk: At the start of day 4 West Indies got off to a flyer as Roston Chase got the early wicket of India skipper Virat Kohli, there was a hope that Windies would make a comeback in the game but a classy century by Ajinkya Rahane (102) and Hanuma Vihari (93) took the game out of hands from the hosts. After Hanuma Vihari’s dismissal Kohli declared India’s second innings, and set a target of 419 runs to win in the first Test.Jasprit Bumrah then took over and sliced through the hosts with figures of 5 wickets for 7 runs – India hammered the West Indies by 318 runs after tea on the fourth day of the first Test in Antigua on Sunday. This was India’s biggest win in overseas conditions as far as the margin of runs in concerned.

Under Virat Kohli, India has now won 12 matches in overseas conditions and the skipper overtook Sourav Ganguly to be the most successful Indian captain in overseas conditions. Also, with this win, he equalled MS Dhoni’s record of most Test wins for India – 27.

Speaking at the end of the match, the skipper lauded the performance of the side and was pleased with the all-round performance of the players.

“Those three are bowling well as a group. We are pretty settled as a bowling combination. Combination is absolutely based on players who can provide more than one skill. It is about managing the resources that we have and feeling settled about it. There will always be opinions on a team selected. It’s a responsibility that I’m fulfilling. It’s a blessing that I am in a position to contribute to my team in more than one way. Nothing is possible without the team. I am taking the decisions but it is up to the individuals to do the execution,” Kohli said at the end of the match.