Virat Kohli’s 243 eclipsed by Delhi pollution in India vs Sri Lanka Test

Virat Kohli’s career-best 243 was ecliped by ‘pollution delay’ on Day 2 of India vs Sri Lanka third Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla. (PTI)

Updated on: Dec 03, 2017 5:36 PM IST

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Virat Kohli’s career-best 243 was ecliped by ‘pollution delay’ on Day 2 of India vs Sri Lanka third Test at the Feroz Shah Kotla. (PTI)

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Virat Kohli started the second day against Sri Lanka on 155*. (PTI)

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Kohli acknowledges the crowd as he celebrates his sixth double century. (PTI)

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Kohli surpassed Brian Lara in scoring most double centuries (6) as captain. (PTI)

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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma shared a 135 run stand. (PTI)

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Kohli also surpassed his career-best score of 235 in the course of the match. (PTI)

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Kohli looked set for a triple century but it was not to be. (PTI)

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Sri Lankan players complained of uneasiness and wore anti-pollution masks on the field as play got delayed. (PTI)

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Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal (2R) wears a face mask as he speaks with Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli (3L). (AFP)

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Virat Kohli declares after Sri Lanka ran out of substitute fielders. (PTI)

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Mohammed Shamistruck off the first ball as he dismissedSri Lanka's Dimuth Karunaratne. (PTI)

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India took two more wickets as Sri Lanka were left reeling. (AFP)

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Angelo Mathews reached the half-century mark during the fag end of the second day. (AFP)

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Dinesh Chandimal (L) and Angelo Mathews shared a 50-plus stand as Sri Lanka reached 131/3 at stumps on Day 2, trailing India by 405 runs. (AFP)