India vs Sri Lanka 2017: 5 things India did right to win the 2nd Test

#2 Virat Kohli continues to shine

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That he has been in an extended run of brilliant form in limited overs is no news, but Kohli has evolved comprehensively in the longer format as well, and is destined for greatness in whites. His habit of turning his good starts into daddy hundreds has been one of the major reasons for India’s great run in Tests in the last year and a half.

An aspect of Kohli’s batting is that he doesn’t give the opposition even a semblance of a chance to get the better of him, and was at his fluent best in the second game, after having notched up a century in the previous innings at Kolkata.

Combining with Pujara after Vijay departed, Kohli looked sharp against both pacers and spinners, scoring with a strike-rate of close to 80, making full use of the unimpressive bowling by the jaded bowling outfit. His quick century gave the team the impetus to gather runs quickly and notch up a score that eventually proved to be well beyond the Lankans.