A key concern for India in their pursuit of retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia has been the recent struggles of senior batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, as per ICC.
Rohit, the Indian captain, has managed only 152 runs in his last 13 Test innings, while Kohli's century in
The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series will take place at Melbourne from December 26 onwards. Star batter Virat, who slammed a century in the first Test at Perth, has been largely kept quiet by Aussie bowlers in the series as he has managed just 26 runs in other four innings
ICC Hall of Famer Ricky Ponting cited Virat Kohli's game-changing knock in the second innings in Perth as an example of batting with intent. Kohli broke a prolonged century drought - he scored his first Test century since July 2023, and his third in five years - with an unbeaten 100 in the s
Virat slammed his first Test century in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) conditions in almost six years, breaking the Test ton curse at Perth with an unbeaten knock that witnessed him play plenty of 'Vintage Kohli' shots. His last ton in SENA came in December 2018 in A
Virat, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Bumrah emerged as key architects of one of India's most important and best overseas wins given the circumstances, as they crushed Australia by 295 runs in the first Perth Test. India has gained a 1-0 lead in the five-match series.
Virat slammed his first Test century in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) conditions in almost six years, breaking the Test ton curse at Perth with an unbeaten knock that witnessed him play plenty of 'Vintage Kohli' shots.
During the match, Virat scored an unbeaten 100 in 143 balls, with eight fours and two sixes. His runs came at strike rate of 69.93. After scoring the century, Virat had a sight of relief as he raised his bat above his head.
Short on centuries, consistency and runs in longer format of the game over last few years and after a poor home Test season, Virat makes his toughest tour to Australia. The aim would not only be to score centuries, but also lengthen his careers in whites.
After a disastrous home season with the bat against Bangladesh and New Zealand and underwhelming Test numbers over the years, which includes just two centuries, Virat would be making his fifth and one of his toughest tours to Australia. All the speculation around Virat's form, future in Test
After a horrid home Test season against Bangladesh and New Zealand and underwhelming Test numbers over the years, Virat will be making his fifth Test series tour of Australia under the toughest of circumstances, with his long-format legacy and spot on the line as India awaits a transition fo
Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, India's stalwart batter Virat Kohli opened up on his best knock in Australia where he revealed that the century in the 2018/19 series is his favourite one.
Since 2020, Kohli has faced an elongated lean patch in the whites, scoring 1,838 runs from 34 Tests at an average of 31.68, comprising just two centuries and nine fifties.