India captain Virat Kohli succeeded where he had narrowly failed in the first innings by scoring a century to underline his side’s dominant position on the third day of the third Test against England at Trent Bridge on Monday.
Kohli, who made 97 in India’s first-innings 329, was still on his tea score of 93 not out when his edged drive off an outswinger from James Anderson, armed with the new ball, burst through Keaton Jennings’s hands in the gully.
It was the latest dropped catch in the cordon by England this match and Anderson, whose duels with star batsman Kohli have been a feature of this series, put his head to his hands in evident despair after the ball went for four.
Next ball, Kohli edged Anderson, England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker, just short of Alastair Cook at first slip.
There was to be no denying Kohli his century and an edged boundary off Chris Woakes, his 10th four from 191 balls faced in nearly five hours at the crease, saw him to a 23rd Test hundred.
It was also his second in three matches after making 149 – his maiden Test century in England – in the series-opener at Edgbaston.
But having got to the landmark, Kohli was out shortly afterwards when he missed a legside flick against all-rounder Woakes and was lbw for 103.
His exit left India 261 for four in their second innings, with a colossal lead of 449 runs as they sought a victory that would reduce England’s lead in the five-match contest to 2-1.
Twitter was understandably in awe of the India skipper...
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