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Virat Kohli 1st Indian batter to hit century in Day-Night Test

By Saurabh Sharma November 23, 2019 • 15:15 PM View: 1800

Kolkata, Nov 23: India skipper Virat Kohli on Saturday brought his 27th ton in the ongoing Day-Night Test against Bangladesh being played at the iconic Eden Gardens here.

The 31-year-old, regarded as run-machine of Indian cricket, brought his century by nudging the ball on the leg-side in the 38th over of India's first innings bowled by spinner Taijul Islam.

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