Virat Kohli and Jayant Yadav added 241 runs for the eighth wicket on day four of the fourth Test in Mumbai on Sunday.
In what was a virtuous display by the Indian duo, we look at some of the records they broke during the partnership.
– Highest partnership for the eighth wicket for India in Test cricket (241)
– Highest partnership for the eighth wicket in India (241)
– Highest partnership for the eighth wicket by any team against England (241)
Kohli scored 235, his career-best score in Test cricket.
– He has now scored the most number of Test double centuries in a year by an Indian batsman (3)
– Highest score in an innings by an Indian captain (235)
– Most number of double centuries as Indian captain (3)
#ViratKohli in 2016:
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) December 11, 2016
in Tests:1200 runs (av 80)
in ODIs: 739 runs (av 92)
in T20Is: 641 runs (av 106)
All int'l: 2580 runs (av 88)#IndvsEng
– Only batsman to have an average of 50+ in all three formats of the game at the international level (Tests – 50.53, ODIs – 52.93, T20Is – 57.13)
– Most runs across all formats of international cricket in 2016 (2580)
– Beating previous best Test score the most number of times (13)
– Highest score by an Indian batsman against England (235)
– Most runs by an Indian in a Test series against England (640)
Jayant Yadav notched up his maiden Test century.
– He is now the first Indian batsman to score a Test century after coming into bat at number nine (1)
– Highest score by an Indian batsman, batting at number nine (104)
– Highest score by any batsman, batting at number nine in Asia (104)
