Virat Kohli Surpasses MS Dhoni In Elite List, Eyes Sachin Tendulkar's Massive Record

17.07.2023 - 02:53 sports.ndtv.com

Virat Kohli has been a mainstay of the Indian cricket team batting line-up for many years and he has already seen many ups and downs with the national side.

Kohli is currently in West Indies where India won the first Test comprehensively and thanks to the result, the star batter surpassed MS Dhoni in an elite list.

It was the 296th time when Kohli ended up on the winning side with the Indian cricket team – one more than ex-skipper Dhoni.

The record currently belongs to legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar who won 307 matches with India during the course of his illustrious career.

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