Virat Kohli: India captain equals Ricky Ponting century record

Virat Kohli equalled the listing of 41 centuries of Ricky Ponting to put India on the edge of an innings victory.
The tourists finished the next day of the second Test at Kolkata trailing by 89 runs with four wickets of the second innings remaining.
Before announcing on 347-9 kohli place India in control with 136.
Ishant Sharma claimed 4-39 to lose Bangladesh to to be held in India.
The hosts, that lead the two-match show 1-0, seem set to seal back-to-back wins with just two days to spare.
Former Australia skipper Ponting took a few years to attain 41 countless as captain, putting his mark in 324 matches and 376 innings, although it has taken Kohli, 31, just 160 matches along with 188 innings more than six years.
For Test centuries called captain, In addition, he moved into second spot ahead of Ponting. This is his 20th at 53 Tests, with former South Africa captain Graeme Smith scoring 25 in 109 Evaluation matches.
India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara, that produced 55 on day one, had complained about the difficulty of scoring the pink ball off beneath the lights at Eden Gardens.
But Kohli made it look easy, putting on a number of partnerships that were essential, including a 99-run stand with partner Ajinkya Rahane.
Fast bowler Abu Jayed smashed for four boundaries in one more before completing his 194-ball remain .

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