Step back in time to witness a masterclass in modern Test batting! Relive Virat Kohli's spectacular, gritty knock of 211 runs off 366 balls against a relentless New Zealand bowling attack during the 3rd Test match in Indore back in 2016.
This innings was a masterclass in patience, precise shot selection, and sheer physical endurance. Facing a quality Kiwi side, the Indian captain anchored the innings beautifully, putting on a massive partnership with Ajinkya Rahane and completely batting New Zealand out of the game. From pristine cover drives to flawless running between the wickets, this double century remains one of King Kohli's most technical and commanding performances in whites.
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This innings was a masterclass in patience, precise shot selection, and sheer physical endurance. Facing a quality Kiwi side, the Indian captain anchored the innings beautifully, putting on a massive partnership with Ajinkya Rahane and completely batting New Zealand out of the game. From pristine cover drives to flawless running between the wickets, this double century remains one of King Kohli's most technical and commanding performances in whites.
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00:00And it brings the Indian captain in with an average in Test Cricket of 43
00:08Lovely shot, through the offside, Corley underway with the boundary
00:3370 for two
00:39Just in position of short leg generally have that forward short leg
00:51Small cheer for the hundred for India
01:01Absolutely fantastic
01:04Fabulous showed that it looks so simple. That's his greatness, but I'm fully
01:10Look at the bet here just opens the price it
01:18Das delivery spirit for middle stump a long way across
01:22When he gets a long way across, I mean make sure he watches the ball like a hawk
01:27Oh
01:28All goes past the outside edge
01:40Watching a very good spell from both spinners
01:44They're both combining to put pressure on the two batsmen Jitain Pratel from one end and Santner here
01:54Happen together
01:57Yeah, as we look at him as a solid player that's gonna be four runs and you'll see the virtues
02:02of footwork here
02:05It wasn't that short
02:11It's a flick
02:13It's a flick
02:13He's played it from outside the off stump
02:16He's allowed the ball to turn he's gone back and then is a
02:19Flicked it past that field red mid wicket
02:26Flicked it past that field
02:26Oh, a flick
02:28A sweat with disdain this is
02:31Look at that
02:35He's just dismissed it from his presence
02:39Rolled his wrist to make sure that the ball was hit along the ground
02:49Oh
02:49Oh, it's
02:53Now did that carry?
02:56It caught Taylor by surprise
03:03Well first look tough chance very fine may not have carried
03:08It's a good line again from Patel getting the right colleague to reach
03:12Slit on
03:14T-Dix first ball after T
03:18Once again right back on the back foot to get his first run
03:23After T moves on to
03:25Oh
03:29That's a wonderful shot there
03:31Won't go all the way to have the slide will come in
03:34Yes
03:35And he says no to the third two is enough
03:38So that's 51 not out to Virat Kohli
03:42Thirteenth half century in Tessman cricket
03:4612 hundreds so he's got a really good conversion rate
03:53Oh good shot
03:54He's found the gap
03:55Practice pitches
03:57And that's four
03:59Oh it's wonderful shot
04:02I'm not sure it was a genuine half volley
04:05A wonderful cricket shot
04:14That's brilliant, brilliant timing
04:19Just drifting onto the pads but
04:21I mean that's getting yourself into excellent position
04:29No edge down through about one and a half slips
04:33For four and the 100 partnership comes up at the same time as the 200 comes up
04:40If the ball moves just a little bit
04:42There it is so that there's an opportunity
04:47Oh beautiful practice wickets
04:50And a race across those
04:52And into the boundary for four
04:55That's a superb shot
05:01Oh that's gone away
05:02That'll be four
05:05Takes him to 98
05:08And the partnership now going past 150
05:11And the partnership now going past 150
05:16Wants the single
05:18Has to hurry
05:19The dive might have just saved him
05:24Virat Kohli
05:26Virat Kohli just waiting
05:27So he's celebrating already
05:29He was all set to celebrate but then he said
05:33Might as you'll wait because he knows he's in
05:34And he is in
05:36Well now wait till the third empire's signal comes up on the giant screen
05:41Not out, 13 test match 100 for Virat Kohli
05:46His fourth in India
05:47His third against New Zealand
05:49And this has been a magnificent innings
05:53A chanceless innings he's hardly been beaten
05:57Just once or twice if you can remember
05:59And he's given this Saturday crowd
06:02Plenty to cheer for
06:04India have the advantage
06:07The finish of 267 for three
06:10The skipper leading from the front
06:13First hundred of the series by any player
06:16And he walks away
06:18Unbeaten on 103
06:20And giving him good company Rahane
06:21And 79
06:24That finish really well
06:27Lost the wicket of Vijay early
06:28And then Gumsco here India
06:30With this position 267 for three
06:34Had a good strike
06:35We just attend boundaries
06:36Which means he's got lots of ones and twos
06:38Virat Kohli
06:41That's what you would call a new ball pitch for a batsman
06:44You want to get your runs while the ball is hard and new
06:46There's a little more taxing after that
06:50A slip and a forward shot like Santana with the first ball of day 2
06:57Mr. Nege, ball number 13
07:00For Virat Kohli in his innings
07:03Should have actually been another yellow dot
07:06On the beehive
07:07Wired outside off
07:08He likes to play the cover drive
07:11Foot was nowhere near
07:14Pretty stiff
07:15After that long knock yesterday
07:18Oh!
07:21What was impressive about Virat Kohli yesterday
07:23Is a lot of shots off the back foot against the spinners
07:27He likes to get forward
07:28But yesterday he used to tap to the crease
07:31To a really good effect
07:32Very spirited spell
07:34Coming up from the Cyndia end
07:36Is Matt Henry
07:37So spin and pace is there
07:39Is the combination to begin with
07:45Two wide slips
07:46And there's a very short extra cover
07:50Shape of Gupton
07:55To get a couple of runs
07:59So you banned football when you were captain of Nottingham man
08:03Were you able to do the same when you were coach of CSK because I believe my industry Tony loves
08:08to play football before a cricket match?
08:11Well I lost some popularity at Trent Bridge so I learnt how to do it more subtle way
08:17Citing physical reasons like injuries but
08:20I'm pleased to say we have actually or did actually ban games at CSK as well
08:30And my position survived so
08:33So do very well it's probably one of my
08:35Our finest moments
08:37And biggest achievement because I get to hear that MS loves to have a game of football before
08:42The mad that is what I hear and you see him actually participate
08:46In that kind of a preparation with a lot of enthusiasm excitement
08:52MS also likes to bowl a lot just before the toss
09:00Bowling I'm fine with
09:01It was more the games and the football the amount of injuries that are picked up
09:07One injury is too many from playing football in my view
09:10When you're there to warm up for cricket it's different movements
09:13You're asking the body to do different things
09:15There's an excitement and enthusiasm which often doesn't come from doing what seems to be a mundane cricket warm-up
09:21So you still have to keep it fresh but
09:23Doing activities that aren't related to cricket specific movements I think it's a risk
09:31But it's something that commentators keep talking about a lot you know
09:35They just fail to understand why you would put yourself at some risk with that kind of a game
09:40Because when it becomes a contest between two teams then you forget that it's just a warm-up routine that
09:46you have you
09:50And push nicely into the gap and that's one
09:54Impressive part of the article is hundred the amount of singles that is picked at will
10:00When the fitness trainers came in they would almost get the players into a lava like racehorses
10:06Work them up and lots of fitness incorporated and drills and then of course we'd go inside and have half
10:12an hour
10:12We would cool down and then have to restart. I
10:15Don't think he's gonna be thinking technique too much in this situation. This is test match cricket
10:21And you see this
10:23Element of the game come into play, but you don't see in 50 over the t20 cricket where the fast
10:28bowler coming in
10:29Trying to get a class player out with some short deliveries
10:35Physical intimidation, but he's got four runs for it. It may be rattled but not stored as we say he's
10:40got 11 runs from the over
10:44292 for three
10:45292 for three
10:51Gerard Cooley is in a really good position and the ball was outside of stump right on top of the
10:56bounds
10:58And majestic is only getting better
11:07Well played once again nicely placed
11:11Got more than 60 singles in the sinnings. Virat Kohli they've gone upstairs just to be sure
11:18There must say none knows that there's a good chance the batsman's made it but just wants to be safe
11:27Would have been comfortably in
11:32Just a formality going up to the third empire. It's got to be not out
11:36The crowd already knows that you've seen it on the big screen
11:42It's 294 for three
11:46It's 294 for three
11:47And it gets four runs
11:48On what page bottom hand comes into play
11:52Superb shot this
11:53The consecutive boundaries for off the last ball man Henry's last diver was exquisite through point
12:00This one was all timing placement again
12:03This one was all timing placement again
12:05Looking to go full throughout Kohli
12:08Different part of the pitch than Jinka Rahani
12:13And that's what you call climbing into the ball
12:16Wonderful shot
12:20Picked it from well outside the line of off stone and made it look so easy
12:29Right away for a single
12:32And the 200 partnership comes up
12:35Mentioned yesterday they love batting with each other
12:39We've got some big partnerships
12:43Both of similar age both should be real pillars of Indian batting for years to come
12:50And now all eyes on Rahani and his tactics he's been peppered with a short ball from Henry
12:57Now will he want to break free?
13:00Sonny mentioned he reached his 50 with a 6
13:06Oh
13:07Oh very lucky
13:11Pounced went over the stumps
13:17Virat Kohli looked back in a hurry
13:20The ball had gone by then
13:28It's slow motion so you'd imagine looking at that he had time to get back and
13:32And do something about it
13:34But at full speed
13:36The batsman's not of that mind
13:41So another opportunity now for Rahani
13:4798
13:48That broad smile
13:52Skipper himself has batted exceptionally well to get 200
13:55100 and he's delighted that his
13:59Deputy and somebody with whom he's at some terrific partnerships has also got to his individual
14:06100 as Ravi Shastri said both the top of the bat
14:13That's what he's got bad away fine
14:16That's what he's got bad away fine
14:17Just drifting onto the pads
14:28And in between links from Trent Bolt they've attacked above the chest up around the head area this one's up
14:34around the thigh pad
14:41Very efficiently just whipped away for four
14:43Very efficiently just whipped away for four
14:49Well it's four there's no third man it was a bit of a slash from Kohli but he gets a
14:55boundary
14:55Ended it over 332 for three
15:07Ended it over 332 for three
15:08Well feet
15:10They haven't really moved there from Virat Kohli and he gets away with it
15:16For his 14th boundary
15:18Just to suggest that the pitch is possibly beginning to wear
15:25Well that's a classy shot that is
15:28My goodness he has flicked that away tall and majestic
15:33From Kohli
15:37This is awesome to generate that kind of power of the back foot
15:42And he gets into such good position
15:45Nice and tall
15:48And the last minute that bottom hand coming in
15:56Excellent stop
15:59It's a wonderful shot once again
16:03Graceful doing the fielding saved a certain boundary
16:06Virat Kohli gets a single
16:11Great work from the substitute
16:13Dave Bracewell
16:15Have a look around to see who he's on for
16:17Cane Williamson
16:21Williamson's at mid on mid off so it's fine
16:24The day after he's got through 11 overs yesterday
16:27So trying to come back
16:32Yes this has been a terrific partnership
16:36Usual quarter runs
16:38Both of them looking to make up for it
16:40Virat Kohli one shot of a 150
16:44Rohane getting his 8th test 100
16:48There it comes
16:51150 to Virat Kohli
16:53Punch down to Longhorn
16:58His third score of over 150 and his test career
17:04It's a fine innings it's a terrific innings from the captain
17:09Showing a lot of determination
17:13A lot of character
17:17Haven't got past the half century for the last few test matches
17:22But to clearly after the double hundred that fact if a test where he didn't get a half century with
17:27a
17:28150
17:32Directed and you'd be walking back to the pavilion
17:36361 he can't play the big shots
17:39And you want to turn that occasion as well
17:46It's just smashed straight into Virat Kohli
17:48I think it's got him in the back or the side
17:53Or was it the bat?
17:56Maybe it was
17:59Very lucky it was Ariel
18:01This will tell us
18:04Well he had to convey to the captain that this wasn't intentional
18:10Right on the handle so very lucky
18:18Santana round the wicket
18:21Oh good placement
18:23Deliberately hit in the air to just get it over that fielder a shot mid wicket
18:27Polly picks up another boundary
18:36He's been quiet for a while without Kohli
18:40There it is just giving himself the depth of the crease look at that
18:45And then
18:48Hitting it for a boundary
18:50Both these patchmen have really made good use of the depth of the crease
18:57There it is look at that
18:58Back across initial moment and then
19:02Going right back there's a fielder at deep mid wicket but he was very very sure where he wanted to
19:06hit the ball that was
19:08Wide of that fielder
19:11After he completed that pull shot he was a little concerned about where he was with the relation to the
19:16stumps
19:17Because he goes so deep
19:19Inside the bat increase
19:20It's because he has this tendency of taking his left leg back
19:24When he plays the pull shot
19:29That's it!
19:31It was in the air
19:33There's a fielder behind
19:36And Dharmasena might have just spotted that second run of Virat Kohli where he ran across the pitch
19:42Uh, maybe not
19:47It's not unusual either
19:48We saw him do that in Kolkata a couple of times
19:50He just...
19:52It's because of the way he turns
19:56He's in such a hurry that
19:57He wants to continue their running motion
20:00Almost runs around to get back
20:04I don't think it's something he does on purpose
20:06I just think it's something he's
20:08Become accustomed to doing
20:09It's a bit like Jadeja
20:11With his follow through
20:12It's just something he became accustomed to doing
20:14And until somebody told him off
20:16He didn't realise that he had to change it
20:19Quick single
20:20Chance
20:21Good work from Martin Guptill
20:24Excellent work indeed
20:25123 overs have been bowled
20:28376 for 3
20:33Yeah Martin Guptill with that
20:36Flick throw
20:38And had it hit the stumps
20:39He was well shot
20:42Thought the baller should have been at the stumps
20:45The baller was just a little bit tardy getting to the stumps
20:50Out!
20:52Don't see that very often
20:57It seems like he's gone all the way
21:01A reverse sweep 4 for Gerard Kohli
21:05A wonderful skill involved here
21:08Because this is a good delivery
21:09I'm sure this is a roundabout middle and leg stump
21:13When he plays it
21:14Turns the bat, doesn't try and hit it too hard at all
21:17Just paddles it round the corner
21:19Races across the turf for 4
21:24Go on, honey
21:27Ow!
21:33Big turn and bounce
21:35No such and decline
21:36No such and decline
21:38And ALC
21:39The thing is when a partnership has been so dominant
21:41Don't start talking about the pitch
21:43Tanner
21:43And ALC
21:48the New Zealand it really has been just defensive Jinka Rahane in particular
21:53after lunch has been very aggressive 40 runs have come in quick time
21:57Colby's just same tempo as he goes along as Mary way but we haven't really
22:02focused on the pitch and there's a subtleties that are going on as the
22:05pitch ages
22:16fantastic rodeo finally enjoy India's batting performance and superstar Cody is
22:21there
22:23is added value the money that we paid to come in
22:27and get with the mindset Robbie about some aggressive batting from Rahane he said
22:31about the mindset of being aggressive
22:38see on the other hand Virat Kohli not quite thinking in that fashion
22:44but you know if he goes over the top once he can do it on a regular basis 4-0
22:491-4 3
22:53there goes Virat Kohli
22:57and good fielding in the deep keeps the batsman down to two
23:07outstanding effort he's going a lot of over was Matt Henry the field in the deep
23:11a sensation of this great commitment good hit that tearing his front leg but look at
23:17the commitment in the heat they've been there for 128 overs brilliant
23:24oh in the gap
23:27no point chasing
23:31a dive might have been a better option for Jit and Patel
23:34good
23:48exquisite timing and brilliant police the day
23:52the Philips shot with the get he led mid on great value for your shots here
23:59quick lightning quick out feet top right of your picture he's standing on those practice pitches
24:05so he's inside maybe possibly for the top edge from the left arm spinner he's just put his head
24:16down we're articulation is playing commanding innings I think Iran has taken a few chances
24:23just in comparison is Iran is it for sixes in his innings of 156 we're articul is batting on 187
24:29not
24:30a single six and 18 fours he's just put his head down make up for the earlier matches where he
24:40didn't
24:40get a big score didn't even get to a half century and that's the hallmark of top players when they
24:51get going they do not throw their wickets away I always cash in on a for a rainy day Phillips
25:02save
25:04three runs for his team 433 three
25:21very little to shout about in two days
25:26Bruce oxenford says that's not a couple of things they're really height is the first obvious doubt
25:47that the umpire would have the appeal and the intensity in the appeal just goes to show their
25:56mindset zealand still despite the odds being stacked against them still trying hard especially this guy
26:06I'm really impressed with Matt Henry so also Neil Wagner the earlier two test matches
26:18always the best angle to look at a leg before is a very good idea height is questionable hits him
26:24on
26:24leg stump where's the ball pitch join the dots draw the line and you get a very good idea where
26:30the ball is
26:30heading to get to lose a 200
26:47mind was thinking about to but not the body without Cody looking at his second double hundred and he's
26:56been marvelous
27:07push for two you're coming back
27:09let's throw out the file is in but we had a quick
27:13one ninety-nine
27:18milk wrapping this time
27:23just a little bit of stress
27:24now getting happy
27:28deserves a double hundred
27:31it's really been a master class
27:43gets it through there it is
27:46another double century for the right colleague a wonderful display from the indian skipper
27:52the first Indian
27:54to score two double hundreds
27:56as captain of this country
27:59and he gets
28:00an enormous round of applause
28:02from players and fans
28:05alike
28:06446 for 3
28:32or not
28:35put the bad ball away
28:36and pick up for
28:38partnership of
28:39350 comes up now
28:42just a little bit of width
28:44and my word he's climbed into it
28:48again struck on the up
28:50that allowed him to get the placement
28:52was that width
28:54and that's gone
28:55away with a tremendous power
29:00could bat speed
29:01could use of the wrist
29:02very strong wrist
29:05and look at that ball disappear
29:07to the fence
29:13slow ball
29:14sneaks it under the bat
29:16into the over 451 for 3
29:25nicely played but
29:27just
29:30very good effort to stop it
29:32Trent Bolt went to throw it
29:33it just slipped out of his hand
29:35and landed right beside him
29:42he tried he just tried
29:45mind is willing
29:46in case the body is not
29:48and Santa enjoyed it
29:57India's best
29:58India's best ever partnership for the fourth
29:59wicket
30:00massive 354 out
30:02one hour after team
30:04oh yes
30:05oh yes slinky
30:07end of the over 147
30:08it was born
30:09it's 456 for 3
30:16line will have to be very straight here
30:21one man on the offside
30:24near the bat
30:25that is skipper Kane Williamson
30:39sweeps fine some tough work in Santa can't get there they've been in pretty good form in the field
30:45have New Zealand
30:47first little blemish
30:51also seeing Virat Kohli pull up after that shot he ran down a couple of paces
30:57he's still cramping
31:00you can see there he's really cramping
31:04we've got to find the footage of Mark Richardson you would have seen that one Ravi
31:08I don't know
31:09I don't know how we can do that
31:10but the people downstairs hopefully are on to it
31:12I know it's on the internet but
31:14one of the funniest things I've ever seen on a cricket field
31:19oh close is it
31:20yes it is
31:22very close indeed
31:23and Jiton Patel has got another
31:27Kohli's wonderful innings comes to an end
31:34everyone rushing to congratulate him on this
31:37innings Ajinkirane as well striding towards him
31:40congratulating his partner in the second double hundred and what three months
31:44just wonder whether the cramps and his general state of body had something to do with that
31:50dismissal it's been a long innings
31:51it's been a terrific innings
31:55chanceless innings
31:57and this one just missing the line there
32:02crowd rises as well
32:04to say well done
32:06Virat Kohli 211
32:08India 465 for 4
32:11and it's tired shot
32:13it's been a long innings
32:13it's been a long innings
32:13it's been a long innings
32:13it's been a long innings
32:13it's been a long innings
32:14it's been a long innings
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