India vs West Indies, 1st Test: 5 things that went unnoticed from the game

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India completed a comprehensive victory over the Windies

#2 Kuldeep Yadav being introduced in the 9th over

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The captain showcased his faith in the young Chinaman

Pacers are known to give a start to their team. On most of the occasions, Seamers are asked to start the proceedings for their team and are given the bowl for at least a spell of 10 overs.

But the tables turned today when the Young Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav was given the ball in the 9th over. This was the earliest he bowled in Test Cricket surpassing his own record of bowling the 12th over at Pallekele, Sri Lanka.


#1 Virat Kohli became the second quickest to score 24 test centuries

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Records keep on tumbling for this man

Records just follow when Virat Kohli comes out to bat. The Indian captain on Friday scored his 24th test century which earned him quite a lot of achievements. With this knock, Kohli became the second quickest man after Don Bradman (63) to score 24 test centuries.

He achieved this landmark in 123 innings. After India won the Test match, Kohli has a total of 41 centuries in winning cause which is also the third highest. He also became the first Indian to score 1000+ Test runs in three consecutive calendar years.

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