IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Virat Kohli breaks MS Dhoni’s record with a win at Lord’s – India captain Virat Kohli will be high on confidence after becoming only the third Indian captain to win a Test match at the Mecca of Cricket i.e Lord’s Cricket Ground. Team India took a vital lead in the five-match Test series with a win at Lord’s. Now they will aim to push their lead to 2-0 at the Leeds Test. India captain Virat Kohli broke a major record held by MS Dhoni with a win at Lord’s.
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IND vs ENG 3rd Test: With the win at Lord’s Virat now has won 10 games against England which is the highest by any Indian captain against any particular side. MS Dhoni also has won nine games against Australia. Virat also holds the 2nd position as he has won seven matches against South Africa. BCCI president and former India captain have won six games against Zimbabwe. And then again Kohli features in the list with six wins against Sri Lanka and West Indies.
Indian captains to win the Lord’s Test:
1986 – Kapil Dev
2014 – MS Dhoni
2021 – Virat KohliA match filled with so many emotions and so much drama! This reminds me of @FauxJLanger when he said “Never ever underestimate Team India”. #BleedBlue #LordsTest pic.twitter.com/FAW25vJjn6
— Marmik Goradia (@MarmikGoradia) August 16, 2021
IND vs ENG 3rd Test: After winning the Lord’s Test, Kohli became the fourth most successful captain in Test history. He had left behind West Indies legend Clive Lloyd. Windies won 36 Test matches under Lloyd’s captaincy. This was India’s 37th Test win under Kohli’s leadership. Virat is now behind former South African captain Graeme Smith (53 wins), Australian legend Ricky Ponting (48 wins) and former Kangaroo captain Steve Waugh (41 wins).
IND vs ENG 3rd Test: Other than the captaincy record, Virat will also want to improve his batting in Test cricket as he has not scored a century in the last two years. His century drought has extended a bit too long. Now it will be interesting to see how he performs as a captain and as a batsman in the Leeds Test.
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