5 INTERESTING STATS TO EMERGE AFTER DAY 2 OF THE WTC FINAL

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Virat Kohli became the first Indian to score 200 runs in ICC tournament finals

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Speaking of ICC tournament finals, Virat Kohli became the first Indian to amass 200 runs in the summit clashes of ICC tournaments. Kohli had scored 160 runs in 4 ICC finals before the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

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Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was at the top of the leaderboard with 172 runs, but now Kohli has overtaken him. At the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final, Kohli has 204 runs to his name in the ICC tournament finals.

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Rohit and Shubman joined Tendulkar and Ganguly in the record books with their 62-run partnership in WTC Final

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Team India openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill added 62 runs for the first wicket in the WTC final against New Zealand. The Indian duo have now joined few other Indians in the record books following their 62-run opining stand.

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They have joined Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly on the list of Indians with a 50-run opening stand in ICC finals. Ganguly and Tendulkar had a 141-run partnership versus the Kiwis in the ICC Knockout Trophy 2000 final.

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Virat Kohli became the 2nd Indian to score 6,000 Test runs at No.4 position

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Fans often compare Virat Kohli to former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar. On the second day of the WTC final, the 32-year-old Kohli joined Tendulkar in an elite group of Indian batsmen.

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Kohli became the second Indian batsman to score 6,000 Test runs at the No.4 position. He had 5,976 runs at No.4 before the WTC final. The Indian skipper achieved the feat with a single off Kyle Jamieson's delivery in the 48th over.

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Virat Kohli becomes the 4th fastest Indian to 7,500 Test runs

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Virat Kohli had 7,490 Test runs to his name heading into the WTC final. He ended Day 2 of the match against India on 44 runs off 124 deliveries. Kohli breached the 7,500 runs landmark in the 38th over of the Indian innings.

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The right-handed batsman played an extra cover drive off Colin de Grandhomme's ball and took 3 runs to take his overall aggregate to 7,501 runs. Virat Kohli has now become the fourth-fastest Indian to cross this milestone.

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Virat Kohli becomes India's most capped Test captain

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Virat Kohli has been one of the most successful captains in Indian cricket history. Under his leadership, the Indian team has finished at the top of the ICC Test Rankings in each of the last 5 years.

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While Kohli became the first captain to lead India in the WTC final, he also eclipsed MS Dhoni to become the most capped Indian Test captain. The ongoing battle against the Kiwis is Kohli's 61st Test match as the Indian skipper.

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