As the second match of India’s series against Australia begins, all eyes are on former India captain Virat Kohli. Not only is he the best batsman in the world at the moment, one must also remember that Virat Kohli had already scored a century in the first game of the five-match series. If a batsman like Kohli scores a century in the first game of such a long series, he will perform well throughout the series. The Australian team will surely be in awe of this. Kohli, meanwhile, has four matches remaining. If his bat continues to move the same way in this series, it won’t be a big deal if he breaks Don Bradman’s 76-year-old record in this series.
Don Bradman holds the record for most points scored on the opposing team’s soil.
The record for most runs scored by a batsman of an opposing team against any country on their own soil still belongs to Don Bradman’s name. Interestingly, most young people of today’s generation know very little about Don Bradman. But there was a time when he had a lot of power. Don Bradman plays for Australia. He spent 11 centuries on British soil. From then until now, no one has come close to beating his record. Now, Virat Kohli has this golden opportunity.
Virat Kohli must score two centuries in this series
Let’s talk about Don Bradman first. He scored 2674 runs in 19 matches against England on his own soil, including 11 centuries. About 76 years have passed, but no one has broken this record. If we talk about Virat Kohli, he has gone to Australia and played 43 games on its soil and scored 10 centuries. This meant that Kohli needed a century to equal Don Bradman and two centuries to break it. While the job won’t be easy, nothing is too difficult for Kohli. If they put their mind to it, anything is possible. The special thing is that apart from Kohli, no other batsman can match Don. If Kohli misses, it’s hard to say whether Don’s record will be broken.
Virat Kohli is the only Indian player to score a hundred in pink-ball Tests.
The bonus for Virat Kohli is that he is the only Indian to score a hundred in pink-ball Tests. In 2019, he scored a goal against Bangladesh in Kolkata. This is India’s first pink-ball Test. Since then, no Indian batsman has been able to score a hundred in a pink-ball Test. Now Kohli has a big chance and so does other Indian batsmen to do something that hasn’t been done since 2019.
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