IND vs ENG: The high-stakes England Test series and Virat Kohli’s several achievements. When India and England square off in a highly anticipated five-match Test series that begins on January 25 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Virat Kohli is predicted to be the key.
With 29 hundreds and 30 fifties under his belt, the 35-year-old Kohli is anticipated to be a formidable opponent. After finishing the two-match Test series against South Africa as India’s top run scorer and second-highest all-around, Kohli has been playing well lately.
Kohli amassed 172 runs at a 43 average and a 79.62 strike rate in just two games. In the second innings of the Centurion Test, which India lost by an innings and 32 runs, he scored his highest score of 76.
The opposition batting lineup will find it difficult to contain Kohli if he gets going against England. The English bowlers must, of course, get rid of him quickly.
Let’s examine the benchmarks that Virat Kohli can hit in the Test matchup with England.
- In Test cricket, Virat Kohli is just 152 runs short of reaching the 9,000-run mark. The achievement has only been accomplished by three Indian cricket players: Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid, and Sachin Tendulkar.
- Virat Kohli needs nine more fours to reach 1000 in Test cricket. The Indian hitters who have hit 1000 or more fours are Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, and VVS Laxman.
- In Test matches against England, Virat Kohli needs nine more runs to get 2000 runs. Only Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar have amassed more runs than him against the Three Lions among Indians. Kohli has amassed 1991 runs at an average of 42.36 in 28 Test matches.
- Virat Kohli has to score 52 runs to surpass England as his most productive Test cricket opponent. Australia is now his most successful team; in 25 Test matches, he has amassed 2042 runs against them.
- In order to reach 3000 Test runs as the Indian men’s cricket team’s vice captain, Virat Kohli needs to score 16 runs. He’s amassed 2984 runs at an average of 40.87 in 45 Tests, with 9 hundreds and 12 fifties.
- Virat Kohli needs three centuries against England to tie the record for most Indian batters with hundreds in a Test match. While Kohli has five hundreds, Tendulkar and Gavaskar both have seven.
