Virat hammers first double hundred in Tests: Twitterati hail 'consistent' Kohli

North Sound (Antigua), July 21: Twitterati hailed Virat Kohli as he hammered his maiden double hundred in Tests against the West Indies at the Sir Viv Richards stadium here on Friday (July 22).

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On the second day of the first Test match, Kohli also became the first Indian Test skipper to smash a double ton on a foreign soil.

Mansoor Ali Pataudi, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni are the only batsmen to have hammered a double ton as Indian skippers.

(Captain Virat Kohli hits double ton to end India's 84-year wait)

The Delhi-lad completed incredible milestone in his 43rd Test match. While Sachin Tendulkar scored his first Test double hundred in his 71st match.

Here's how Twitterati hailed Virat Kohli's yet another incredible milestone:

200 and still counting for Virat Kohli..👏👏👏
Such a batsmen 👍
Defines consistency, n class..
What a player #IndvsWI pic.twitter.com/EJfvxlGSiF

— Swati (@swati_m_t) July 22, 2016

It a surprise that no Indian captain since 1932 ie in 84 years, spanning 247 Tests has managed to make 200+ in an away Test match!#WIvInd

— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 22, 2016

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