Twitter erupts as Virat Kohli smashes yet another double ton

Virat Kohli successfully completes yet another breakfast routine at the Feroz Shah Kotla as he notches his 6th double century in some style. The Indian skipper continued the domination on day 2 and took no significant time to get to the landmark. Incidentally, this happens to be his second double century of the series and the second in a row and by doing so, joins quite an elite list.

Resuming at an overnight score of 156, Virat Kohli wastes no time to get going. His partner Rohit Sharma looked solid as well and the duo asserted more pressure on the poor Lankan bowlers, who were helplessly looking at each other as these both kept going. Taking the second new ball didn’t work at all as the scoring rate only went a notch higher because of that.

He played some cheeky shots on day 2 and the most mesmerizing of them was the little dab towards third-man, which was bisected between the 2nd slip and gully, intentionally and perfectly. A batting masterclass was on exhibition from the skipper and the Sunday morning in Delhi just got more entertaining with the lad firing a breathtaking inning.

Rohit and Kohli aim for a massive total

Quite certainly, this duo has given the fans so many memorable partnerships in the ODIs and now, they are doing it in the white jerseys. Rohit played a couple of shots which left everyone stoked. Especially the cover-drive he played off Lakmal, just leaning towards the ball slightly and the lazy elegance making it look majestic was one of the talking points of the day.

With India closing in on 500, it is certain that they are looking for a gigantic first innings total. If Kohli gets anywhere close to 250 before the Tea break, he will definitely look to go for the triple and why not? There is enough time to get there and even if they play the whole 2nd day, they might have enough time to bowl Sri Lanka out twice.

Here’s how Twitter reacted after Kohli notched his 6th double

6th double hundred for Virat in less than 500 days. Special players make it count and Virat Kohli is extra special. Amazing intent right from the beginning.#INDvSL

— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 3, 2017

Back to back 200s for Kohli. Called it when he had 46. Even allowing for Sri Lanka’s attack, it’s extraordinary. #INDvSL

— mark butcher (@markbutcher72) December 3, 2017

Shortest span (Days) for SIX DOUBLE centuries in Test cricket:

499 days – VIRAT KOHLI (1-6)
581 days – Don Bradman (1-6)
1459 days – Don Bradman (3-8)
1471 days – Don Bradman (2-7)#INDvSL

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) December 3, 2017

Last Sunday: double century!
This Sunday: double century!@imVkohli has reached 200 in back to back Test innings against Sri Lanka! Simply outstanding! #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/RaRQ6RMoEP

— ICC (@ICC) December 3, 2017

Short of words to describe this man. Speechless. Wherever you are, just stand up , admire and salute the genius, that is Virat Kohli. pic.twitter.com/Z041urCnYV

— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 3, 2017

Six double hundreds in all of 17 months. Making batting look ridiculously easy. Can't be right? If it was, the others would stack up the same numbers. Modern Master. #INDvSL #RunMachine @imVkohli ????

— Jatin Sapru (@jatinsapru) December 3, 2017

Virat Kohli first Test captain to register six scores of 200+
Prev best: five by Brian Lara#IndvSL

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 3, 2017

Till 2016, Virat Kohli didn't have a single double century. Now he has six. Shows you that great players make a good phase really count.

— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 3, 2017

How do you even praise Virat Kohli anymore? I mean, what words don’t look like they’re understatements? 6th double century and the biggest takeaway from that is the fact that he treats every opposition the same. Bullies them all, schools them all. What a star. ❤️ #IndvSL

— Samreen (@SamreenRazzaqui) December 3, 2017

The first Test captain to score 6 Double?s ✅
6th Double century = Going level with the likes of Sachin and Sehwag for the most by an Indian ✅ @imVkohli ???#PlayBold #IndvSL

— Royal Challengers (@RCBTweets) December 3, 2017

RUN MACHINE @imVkohli: I've lost count of the number of centuries he's scored this year, and double tons in his career. Could we be seeing his first triple today I wonder…

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) December 3, 2017

Back to back double ? for King Kohli #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/NDMmtzbs4W

— BCCI (@BCCI) December 3, 2017

Kohli in Tests:

2011 to 2015: 41 Tests, 72 inns, ZERO 200s

2016 onwards: 22 Tests, 33 inns, SIX 200s#IndvSL

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 3, 2017

Double-centuries in consecutive Test innings:

Hammond 1928 & 1933 (twice)
Bradman 1934
Kambli 1993
Sanga 2007
Clarke 2012
KOHLI 2017#IndvSL

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 3, 2017

Back to back double tons for Captain Kohli, his 3rd this year! What a player and a leader! Ind 451/4.#INDvSL

— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) December 3, 2017

Kohli's test centuries since 2016

200, 211, 167, 235, 204, 103*, 104*, 213 & 201*

He has added on average 81.88 runs per century since 2016. Daddy Hundreds galore for Kohli. https://t.co/htP2lH81HC

— Clive (@vanillawallah) December 3, 2017

If Virat Kohli scores a triple, DDCA will finally edit the script on the Sehwag Gate – trust them to still ignore Karun Nair though. #IndvsSL

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) December 3, 2017

Each time Kohli walks out, there's a record.??‍♀️#inevitable #INDvSL

— Sonali Dhulap (@pillya) December 3, 2017

For all those belittling Virat Kohli's Double hundreds vs SL being against a weak attacks.. why aren't the Rahanes and Rahuls too scoring them then? A classy batsman makes hay while the sun shines… the rest can continue to whine!

— Venkat Parthasarathy (@Venkrek) December 3, 2017

Kohli:

ODIs – centuries machine

Tests – double-centuries machine#IndvSL

— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) December 3, 2017

Scoring Test 200s as captain
1x: 29 players
2x: 4 players
3x: 5 players
4x: 3 players
5x: Brian Lara
6x: VIRAT KOHLI #INDvSL @BCCI

— Swamp (@sirswampthing) December 3, 2017

As Test Captain:

Most 200s: Kohli

Most 175s by Indian: Kohli

Most 150s by Indian: Kohli

Most 100s by Indian: Kohli

— Broken Cricket (@BrokenCricket) December 3, 2017