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Posted: 2019-10-11T11:00:56Z | Updated: 2019-10-11T11:00:56Z Virat Kohli Scores 7th Test Double Century And Twitter Can't Stay Calm | HuffPost
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Virat Kohli Scores 7th Test Double Century And Twitter Can't Stay Calm

He also broke Don Bradman's record of most 150 plus scores as a captain.
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Virat Kohli after India declared their innings during the second day of the second cricket test match between India and South Africa.

Skipper Virat Kohli had quite a day on Friday. He crossed Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag by scoring a record seventh double hundred on day two of the second Test against South Africa. 

Both Tendulkar and Sehwag had scored six Test double centuries. 

The Indian skipper now has 26 Test hundreds and 69 international tons (43 in ODIs), as PTI noted.

Kohli also surpassed Australian batting legend Don Bradman by getting the most 150 plus scores as captain in international cricket. 

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Kohli has crossed 150-run mark nine times as India skipper, one more than Bradman, who had achieved the feat eight times.

He also equalled former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting by scoring the most number of centuries as Test captain.

Both Kohli and Ponting now have a record 19 hundreds as Test captains.

India declared its innings at 601/5 with Kohli at an unbeaten at 254. 

Twitter could not remain calm as Kohli kept achieving one feat after another. 

Soon after his double century, congratulations started pouring in:

When Kohli surpassed Bradman

Some were just surprised at milestones he achieved:

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