IND vs ENG 1st Test Day 5: Virat Kohli surpasses Clive Lloyd to go fourth in most runs as Test captain

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Indian captain Virat Kohli is now the fourth-highest run-scorer as a Test captain, surpassing West Indies great Clive Lloyd in the Chennai Test.

Indian captain Virat Kohli added another feather to his cap when he surpassed West Indies great Clive Lloyd to become the fourth-highest Test run-scorer as captain. 

Kohli achieved the feat during the 1st Test against England in Chennai. As the Indian captain scored his 24th half-century in the innings, Kohli also equaled former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in the list of most 50+ Test scores for India.

Among all captains, former South African cricketer Graeme Smith holds the record for most runs as captain (8659). Next in the list are Australia’s Allan Border (6623) and Ricky Ponting (6542).

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Virat Kohli was eventually dismissed on 72 after holding one end for a majority of the Indian innings.