Another day, another match and another dominating performance from Indian batsmen, Sri Lanka were once again searching for answers throughout the day after India chose to bat first on flat Kotla wicket.
Early on the surface provided some help for the fast bowlers but Sri Lankan bowlers couldn”t capitalize on that, Indian skipper was at his imperious best as he notched up his third consecutive test hundred in three innings.
Murali Vijay too showed signs of some great batting form on his way to another test match ton, Twitter was showering praise on both the Indian batsmen, but Virat Kohli for his unbelievable run of form was the talking point on the social media website.
Here are all the reactions to another Kohli masterclass:
First time in India's Test history that two batsmen have scored 150 runs in a day's play – Virat Kohli has added 151 and Murali Vijay 154 so far. #IndvSL
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) December 2, 2017
Virat Kohli now first captain to score Test centuries in each Test of a three match series!#IndvSL
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) December 2, 2017
My twins trying to acknowledge Virat's 150 but continue with the Christmas decorations, or should I say vandalism. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/Bdov4Z8mRk
— Brendan Taylor (@BrendanTaylor86) December 2, 2017
Not like Bradman. Not like Tendulkar. Virat will write his own script in the annals of Cricket #IndvSL
— Vikrant Gupta (@vikrantgupta73) December 2, 2017
Captain fantastic. Hat-tricks of centuries, first by an Indian captain. Congratulations @imVkohli on surpassing 5000 runs buddy. Keep ‘em coming. #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/G2qvmtW6kL
— Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) December 2, 2017
Passes 5,000 Test runs ✅
Scores 20th Test century ✅
8th score of 150 ✅
Not out overnight on 156* ✅What a day it was for @imVkohli! #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/GPwvZDRH6q
— ICC (@ICC) December 2, 2017
Always a pleasure Batting with you buddy @imVkohli & Congratulations on the 5000! Way to go👍 #INDvSL #3rdTest #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/ganMcrmKiY
— Murali Vijay (@mvj888) December 2, 2017
Back to back hundreds. Monk like discipline from Vijay. Hundred was there for the taking…and he took it. #IndvSL
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) December 2, 2017
Congratulations Champion @imVkohli for 5000 Test runs nd another century👍 well done Monk @mvj888 keep it up #INDvSL
— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) December 2, 2017
1st test 💯, 2nd test double, 3rd test…….. 🤞🤞🤞🤞 see that happening if he gets thru the first hour #ViratKohli #INDvSL
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) December 2, 2017
Top class 100 from Murali Vijay. Really happy for him .After a comeback 2 back to back centuries. Rightly called the monk @mvj888 .#INDvSL
— Mohammad Kaif (@MohammadKaif) December 2, 2017
International hundred no. 52 for Virat Kohli – now only 48 short of Sachin. BTW Sachin had scored 60 hundreds at his age (at 7.20 innings/hundred). Virat has taken 6.73 innings for each hundred.#INDvSL #INDvsSL
— Rajneesh Gupta (@rgcricket) December 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/936871821592354817
Sometimes you get to see a batsman in complete control of a situation, almost looking invincible. At this stage, Virat Kohli is in that zone.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) December 2, 2017
Btw … @imVkohli is a freak … Best player in the World … #DifferentLevel
— Michael Vaughan (@MichaelVaughan) December 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/KP24/status/936898773896138752
Back to back Test hundreds for Murali Vijay… just what Indian cricket fans wanted to see before Cape Town. Dhawan/Rahul to toss a coin for that second spot on Jan 5 then. #IndvSL
— Chetan Narula (@chetannarula) December 2, 2017
What a dominating session by India. After 2 sessions scoring at 4.3 rpo. Virat looking in ominous form and a wonderful back to back century from Murali Vijay. Total control.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) December 2, 2017
Back To Back Centuries For Murali Vijay. Congrats On 11th Ton! Can He Convert It Into Double Ton? Golden Opportunity To Do It With Virat Kohli By His Side. #INDvSL #INDvsSL #MuraliVijay 🙏🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/QpTAHTQWqg
— Sir Jadeja fan (@SirJadeja) December 2, 2017
Congratulations captain @imVkohli ( Virat Kohli) and @mvj888 (Murali Vijay) for century. Good innings.@BCCI
— Rajeev Shukla (@ShuklaRajiv) December 2, 2017
Dominating performance boys! Congrats on your 100s. Congrats on your 11th 100 @mvj888 and no words for you @imVkohli 3 consecutive 100s and 3000 runs as captain. @BCCI !!Just awesome. 👍👍✌#IndvsSL 👌✌️👍 pic.twitter.com/7YKoR7glnY
— Suresh Raina🇮🇳 (@ImRaina) December 2, 2017