7 interesting facts you didn't know about Virat Kohli's double centuries

#4 Ravichandran Ashwin took 50 wickets in six Test matches (excluding this match) when Kohli scored a double hundred

You can call it a coincidence, serendipity or an actual captain's influence, but whenever Virat Kohli has scored a double hundred, Ravichandran Ashwin's performance with the bat and ball has been top-notch, even winning man-of-the-match awards on two instances and picking up five five-wicket hauls in the process. His best bowling figures when Kohli scored a double ton read 7 for 83, 6 for 81, 7 for 59, 6 for 112, 6 for 55, 4 for 73, 4 for 67, 4 for 63 and 3 for 90.

#5 Innings against South Africa was the only instance when he remained unbeaten after scoring a double hundred

On all occasions after scoring a double ton, Virat Kohli got out except yesterday when he remained unbeaten on 254 runs, his personal best against South Africa. While trying to increase the run-rate and gather as many runs, he was dismissed leg before wicket three times, clean bowled once and caught twice when he smashed double hundreds.