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Kohli, playing his 42nd Test, took 73 innings to achieve the 3000-run turning point. 

Virat Kohli proceeded with his superb structure to simplicity to a twelfth hundred and lead India to 302 for four on the very first moment of the principal Test against the West Indies here today. 

Kohli (143 batting) drove from the front to lay a strong stage for his group with the other real commitment originating from opener Shikhar Dhawan (84). 

The Indian commander, who likewise crossed the 3000-run mark in his 42nd Test, had the backing of Ravichandran Ashwin (22 batting) at close of play as the two shared an unbeaten 66-run stand. 

The away side had a somewhat calm first session where it oversaw 72 for one in 27 overs before Kohli landed at the wrinkle and ventured up the rhythm. By stumps, India had a tolerable run rate of 3.35 runs for every over. 

The pitch was level and the West Indies knocking down some pins needed profundity to inconvenience the guests who thought that it was intense right off the bat after Kohli selected to bat. 

Beginning at 65 after tea, Kohli put on 57 keeps running with Ajinkya Rahane (22) as the twosome hoped to work subsequent to losing both Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara (16) in the second session of play. Rahane was almost rejected inexpensively, for 5 keeps running, as Shannon Gabriel (1-43) instigated an edge that missed the mark regarding slips. Be that as it may, from that point the bad habit chief taken care of his diversion and didn't give another chance until his inevitable rejection. 

Meanwhile, the twosome kept the run-rate streaming, raising the 200-mark in the 61st over. At that point, five overs later, they raised their 50-association, falling off just 65 balls. Kohli was looking especially great in this period, as spread drives and on-drives began blasting off his sharp edge. 

Maybe Carlos Brathwaite (0-46) was the main knocked down some pins who harried him a bit, yet even was not ready to make a clear wicket-taking open door. 

Generally as they were solid, Rahane was rejected, a free stroke off Devendra Bishoo (3-108) hurling up and he was gotten at midwicket. It was yet another free rejection for India, with just Murali Vijay (7) getting out to a decent conveyance prior in the morning. 

From there on, with 22 overs staying in the day's play, it was astonishing to see Ashwin turn out to bat in front of Wriddhiman Saha. 

In any case, he made a faultless showing with regards to, including some luxurious drives down the ground, and the two batsmen stayed unbeaten until the end of play, raising the 300-mark in the 88th over. Kohli and Ashwin's stand association protected India from what resembled a frustrating first trip for the five top-request batsmen hypothesis. 

Kohli joins 3000-run club 

Virat Kohli today crossed the 3000-run mark while batting on the very first moment of the main Test against the West Indies here today. 

Kohli, playing his 42nd Test, took 73 innings to achieve the point of reference behind Virender Sehwag (55 innings), Mohammad Azharuddin (64), Sunil Gavaskar (66), Gautam Gambhir (66), Rahul Dravid (67), Sachin Tendulkar (67) and Navjot Singh Sidhu (70). 

Kohli has scored 11 hundreds in the five-day configuration to run with 12 half hundreds of years