Virat Kohli may surpass Indian legends Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag. (AP Picture)
Virat Kohli may surpass Indian legends Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag for runs scored towards South Africa within the Take a look at format.
Because the Indian crew gears up for the Boxing Day Take a look at towards South Africa in Centurion, India’s star batter Virat Kohli may surpass legends like Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag to edge nearer to a different large batting document.
Virat Kohli has up to now performed a complete of 14 Exams towards South Africa the place he has amassed a complete of 1236 runs with a mean of 56.18. If Kohli scores greater than 70 runs within the coming two Exams towards South Africa, he’ll then surpass the previous Indian cricketers, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag to change into the second-highest run-scorer in Exams towards South Africa.
Earlier than the two-match Take a look at sequence towards South Africa, stats present that the legendary Sachin Tendulkar is on the high with a complete of 1741 runs in 25 Exams towards the Proteas. Virender Sehwag alternatively at the moment sits at second with 1306 runs in 15 Exams whereas the present head coach of the Indian crew, Rahul Dravid sits at third with 1252 runs in 21 Exams.
| Participant Identify | Matches | Runs | Common |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 25 | 1741 | 42.46 |
| Virender Sehwag | 15 | 1306 | 50.23 |
| Rahul Dravid | 21 | 1252 | 33.83 |
| Virat Kohli | 14 | 1236 | 56.16 |
Virat Kohli can be trying to proceed his good kind from the World Cup 2023, the place the batter managed to set a brand new document for essentially the most runs scored in a World Cup version with 765 runs in 11 video games. He additionally surpassed Sachin’s document for essentially the most ODI tons with Kohli reaching his fiftieth ODI century within the semi-finals towards New Zealand.
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India may even be trying to carry out nicely and finish the long-standing dominance of South Africa on their dwelling soil because the Proteas are but to face defeat in Exams towards India at dwelling.
Together with Virat Kohli, different necessary gamers just like the skipper Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah are again within the squad to face South Africa within the two-match Take a look at sequence. It will likely be the trio’s first worldwide match since their World Cup finals loss towards Australia in Ahmedabad.
