Kohli slams sixth double ton in Kotla, India lead Sri Lanka by mammoth 405 runs

While the Indian captain had already scored more than 150 runs on Day 1, Kohli's flawless batting with an impressive strike rate largely helped India to post a total of 536/7 till the match was halted due to smog.

As the Sri Lankan players were complaining about the smog, Kohli declared the Indian innings to give his bowlers a chance to show their skills with ball.

If Kohli-Vijay partnership ruled the first day, it was surely a display of batting class by Kohli-Rohit that dominated Kotla on Sunday.

Rohit missed out his hundred but entertained the spectators with his classy knock of 65 from 102 balls.

In his 65 runs innings, Rohit has gone for seven fours and two sixes in different parts of the field.

Even after Rohit's dismissal, Kohli looked determined to improve his highest Test score and partnered first Ravichandran Ashwin and later Wriddhiman Saha.

Kohli's second consecutive double hundred in the ongoing series eventually came to an end when he was batting at 243.

Though the skipper did not go for the big shots, his 243 runs innings comprised of 25 fours.

With the double hundred at Kotla, Kohli equalised with two former Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar's and Virender Sehwag's record of six double tons.

Lakshan Sandakan was the best bowler for Sri Lanka in the first innings with a bowling figure of 4/167. While Lahiru Gamage picked up one wicket, Dilruwan Perera bagged two Indian wickets.

Indian pace bowler Mohammed Shami had struck the Sri Lankan batting early by showing Dimuth Karunaratne the door to the pavilion. Karunaratne was caught behind by Saha for a duck.

Ishant Sharma was quick to provide the second breakthrough to India by dismissing Dhananjaya de Silva at just 1.

While Sri Lanka was deep down in trouble early in the first innings, they were Dilruwan Perera and Angelo Mathews who tried to build a partnership together.

Perera-Mathews partnership of 61 runs for the third wicket was eventually broken down by spinner Ravindra Jadeja. Perera was dismissed at 42.

When the Indian bowlers were trying to get few more wickets before the stumps, Mathews partnered skipper Dinesh Chandimal to disappoint the Indians.

Mathews and Chandimal have put up together 56 runs when the umpires decided to call of the day's play due to poor light.

Sri Lanka scored 131/3 at stumps on Day 2.

While Mathews remained not out at 56, Chandimal added 25 runs till the end of the play.

While Kohli and his men would look to take the advantage of a big lead against Sri Lanka on Monday, the visitors would certainly fight hard to come out with an extraordinary batting to outclass the Indian bowling attack.

The series is inclined towards India as they lead 1-0.