Virat Kohli’s bat runs well in Australia, read Virat’s statistics

The Indian cricket team has gone on a tour of Australia for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first match of the Test series between India and Australia was played in Perth, where the visiting team achieved a historic victory by 295 runs. This was the biggest victory of Team India on Australian soil. Now the second match of the five-match series between the two teams is to be played with a pink ball at the Adelaide Oval from December 6 (Friday).

Expect a blast from Kohli in Adelaide too, the record is strong

All eyes will be on Team India’s star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli in the Adelaide Test. King Kohli will once again want to create a stir on his home soil against Australia. Kohli has returned to form after scoring a century (100*) in the Perth Test, due to which he is going into the Adelaide Test match with increased morale. If seen, Kohli’s bat speaks in Adelaide Oval. Kohli’s record on this ground is strong.

Virat Kohli has played a total of 11 matches (4 Tests, 4 ODIs and 3 T20Is) including all three formats on this ground, in which he has scored 957 runs at an average of 73.61. Kohli has scored five hundreds at the Adelaide Oval. Out of these, he scored three centuries in Tests and two centuries in ODIs. In December 2014, Kohli scored hundreds (115 and 141) in both innings at the same ground. This was Kohli’s first Test match as captain, in which the Indian team lost by 48 runs. Despite the defeat, fans will never forget Kohli’s ‘virat’ performance in that match.

Well, not just Adelaide… Virat Kohli’s bat thunders loudly on almost every ground in Australia. Kohli has played a total of 14 Test matches on Australian soil so far, in which he has scored 1457 runs at an average of 56.03. Meanwhile, Kohli scored 7 centuries and 4 fifties. Kohli’s best Test score in Australia is 169, which he scored at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in December 2014.

Kohli caused a stir on the 2014-15 tour
Virat Kohli was the highest run-scorer for India in Test matches during the 2011-12 and 2014-15 tour of Australia. Kohli’s best performance in the Test series was only against Australia. Kohli scored 692 runs at an average of 86.50 in four Tests on the 2014–15 tour, including four centuries and a half-century. Kohli is the Indian batsman who has scored the most Test centuries in Australia.

If we look at Virat Kohli’s Test record, he has not been that successful against Australia at home. Virat could score only 627 runs at an average of 39.18 in the 11 Test matches played at home against Australia. During this time, he scored two hundreds and a half-century from his bat. In contrast, Kohli’s Test form against Australia on their home soil has been excellent. Kohli likes to bat on bouncy pitches, so he can beat Australia even in pink ball Tests.

Virat Kohli’s record in the Pink Ball Test has also been good overall. Kohli has featured in all four day-night Tests for India so far. During this time he scored 277 runs at an average of 46.16. Kohli has scored 1 century and 1 half-century in the day-night Test. However, in the last four innings of the day-night test, they managed only 67 runs.

Kohli’s Test record in Adelaide Oval
Total Matches: 4
Runs: 509
Average: 63.62
Century: 3
Fifty: 1
Sixes: 2
Fours: 53

Virat Kohli’s Test record against Australia
Total Matches: 26
Runs: 2147
Average: 48.79
Century: 9
Fifty: 5
Sixes: 7
Fours: 235

Test record of Virat Kohli in Australia
Total Matches: 14
Runs: 1457
Average: 56.03
Century: 7
Fifty: 4
Sixes: 5
Fours: 159

Test career of Virat Kohli
Total Matches: 119
Runs: 9145
Average: 48.13
Century: 30
Fifty: 31
Sixes: 30
Fours: 1020

Indian Team for Australia Tour: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Jasprit Bumrah (Vice-Captain), Yashshvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Iswaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Sarfraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, R. Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasid Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikal.

Australia squad for 2nd Test: Pat Cummins (capt), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Nathan McSweeney, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Brendan. Doggett, Sean Abbott. India tour of Australia November 22-25: First Test, Perth (India won by 295 runs) December 6-10: Second Test, Adelaide December 14-18: Third Test, Brisbane December 26-30: Fourth Test, Melbourne 03- 07 January: Fifth Test, Sydney