Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli’s Test career: Virat Kohli… such a big sun in the world of cricket, whose light in the form of batting made the Indian team the winner in countless matches including the T20 World Cup 2024. With his batting skills, he has drawn a line that other young players would like to follow. He is at that peak in the cricket world, reaching where it is a dream for any batsman. Dangerous world bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Mitchell Starc, James Anderson and Haris Rauf also prove ineffective against him. Kohli cuts through the net woven by the spinners as if he were peeling the layers of an onion. Watching his batting brings relief to the eyes of the fans and a sigh of relief to the Indian team. No matter what corner of the world he plays in, he is always willing to leave a different mark. The world is ready to see his batting skills in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting November 22.
The most experienced player in the Indian team.
The Indian team has to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia from November 22. Team India has won the BGT Trophy against Australia for the last four times, of which they defeated Australia twice at home. But this time it is not at all easy for the Indian team to win the series, because India lost the test series against New Zealand at home by 3-0 and the team’s morale is low. To compound the problem, regular captain Rohit Sharma will also not play in the first Test. She has not been to Australia since the birth of her second child. In these circumstances, if anyone can sail Team India’s ship, it is only Virat Kohli. He is the most experienced player in the current Indian team and has immense experience in defeating opposing teams. If Team India has to cherish the dream of winning the Test series in Australia, then it is very important for Kohli to bat. He has the ability to destroy any bowling attack.
Kohli’s performance shines against Australia
Virat Kohli’s status, his stature in cricket and his fan following can be gauged by the fact that Kohli was in the news of Australian newspapers even before India arrived there. Rarely has an Indian player received such a welcome before. Australian pitches have always been useful for fast bowlers, here fast bowlers get bounce and fast pace from the pitch. Hitting those pitches is like chewing grams of iron. But Kohli sets foot on these pitches like Angad and then it is difficult for any player to get him out. His performance on Australian soil has always stood out. Kohli has scored four centuries and six half-centuries in Tests in Australia. He has always proven to be a threat for the Kangaroos and his aggression is visible on the field.
Virat Kohli’s Test record in Australia
Indian who got the second highest test score in Australia
Virat Kohli is the strongest link in the Indian attack in Test cricket. He has scored a total of 2074 runs in 25 Test matches against Australia, including 8 centuries. He is only the fifth Indian batsman to score more than 2000 runs in Tests against Australia. Kohli’s record against Australia in Australia is solid. He is the second Indian batsman to score the most Test runs against the Australian team in Australia. Sachin Tendulkar (1809 Tests) is ranked first.
Virat Kohli performed incredibly in the tour of Australia in the year 2014/15. He then breathed new life into his career. In the first match of the series, Kohli got the captaincy in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and made his mark in the first match as captain. He expressed his intentions by scoring centuries in both the innings of the first Test. He was the leading run-scorer in this series and scored a total of 692 runs and also scored four centuries.
He has scored 13 centuries in Team India’s victory.
Virat Kohli is the uncrowned king of Australian wickets and his performance always shines on Australian soil. If we consider the Indian team as a body, then Kohli’s batting will definitely be its soul. So far, he has scored 9040 runs in 118 Test matches for Team India, including 29 centuries. Of which 13 centuries have resulted in victory for Team India. The above data shows that the Indian team has high expectations from Kohli in Australia and he is the support.
Shubman Gill Test Record in Australia
There are also high expectations from the young players.
Apart from Virat Kohli, the responsibility of scoring runs against Australia falls on Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (both out of the first Test), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sarfaraz Khan. Jaiswal, Sarfaraz, Abhimanyu and Jurel will play Tests against Australia for the first time. As long as these young people have the opportunity. He grabbed that opportunity with both hands and proved his worth. Jurel also performed well against Australia-A and presented an excellent example of batting. Abhimanyu Easwaran may get a chance to open in place of Rohit in the first Test. While in the middle order, Jurel is also likely to get a place in the eleven.
Rohit Sharma’s Test record in Australia
Rishabh Pant has experience playing in Australia
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have played in Australia before and know the conditions there very well. Rohit and Rahul have experience of playing more than 50 Test matches and both players know how to bat overseas. Team India last won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. So Pant played an important role. He played an innings of 89 runs at Gaba’s ground. Shubman Gill had scored 91 runs in the same match. Pant will once again be ready to attack the Kangaroos. He is an expert in explosive batting and his bat is very popular in foreign countries.
Rishabh Pant’s Test record in Australia
India has a golden opportunity to create history
The first match in the history of Test cricket between India and Australia was played in 1947. In which Australia won by 226 runs. After this, the 1996/97 India-Australia Test series was called the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This includes the names of legendary Allan Border of Australia and great batsman Sunil Gavaskar of India. BGT’s popularity has increased rapidly in recent years and in just 29 years it has become the most challenging series. Team India has won two consecutive test series on Australian soil and this time team India will have a golden opportunity to create history by winning the series.
India’s Test record in Australia
Indian team for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (goalkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep , Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
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