HYDERABAD: Virat Kohli struck his fourth double hundred as India reached 620-6 in 153 overs at tea on day two of the one-off cricket test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad.

The Indian skipper was dismissed for 204, facing 246 deliveries and hitting 24 fours. At the break, Wriddhiman Saha was unbeaten on 83, while Ravindra Jadeja was 16.

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Kohli reached his double hundred after lunch off 239 balls, becoming the first batsman in test history to notch double hundreds in four consecutive test series.

He had scored 200 against West Indies in Antigua, 211 against New Zealand in Indore, and 235 against England in Mumbai, all in 2016. He went past Sir Donald Bradman (Australia) and Rahul Dravid (India) who scored double hundreds in three successive series.

Having added 222 for the fourth wicket with Ajinkya Rahane (82), Kohli put on 39 runs with Saha for the fifth wicket before finally being dismissed in the 126th over, as left-arm spinner Taijul Islam (3-121) trapped him lbw.

Jadeja and Saha then put on 51 runs for the seventh wicket before the break, as Bangladesh continued their leather hunt.

Rahane completed his 10th test half-century off 73 balls. Dropped by Sabbir Rahman at deep backward point on 62, he fell 20 runs later when caught at short cover in tremendous fashion by Mehedi Hasan off Taijul Islam

Kohli has also accumulated the most test runs for an Indian batsman in a season, beating Virender Sehwag's record of 1105 runs in 2004-05.