Virat Kohli Test Record Against Australia: Virat Kohli will have a lot of responsibility in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Kohli’s bat in the series means victory is almost certain. King Kohli seems to be a flop for some time now, but fans are expecting good innings from him in the series against Australia. So let us know how is Kohli’s record in Australia.
Virat Kohli’s record in Australia
Virat Kohli has played a total of 25 tests against Australia so far in his career. In 44 innings of these matches, he has scored 2042 runs at an average of 47.48. During this period, he has scored 8 centuries and 5 half-centuries, in which the high score has been 186 runs.
Let us tell you that Virat Kohli is the fifth Indian batsman to score the most runs in Tests against Australia. Former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar is at the top position in the list. Tendulkar scored 3630 runs (in 74 innings) in Tests against Australia in his career. Whereas Virat Kohli, who is at fifth position in the list, has so far scored 2042 runs in 44 innings.
King Kohli is below Cheteshwar Pujara in the list. Pujara has scored 2074 runs in 45 innings. Kohli can easily break Pujara’s record in the series.
Batsman who scored the most runs in Test against Australia
Sachin Tendulkar- 3630 runs
VVS Laxman- 2434 runs
Rahul Dravid- 2143 runs
Cheteshwar Pujara- 2074 runs
Virat Kohli- 2042 runs.
Virat Kohli’s test career
King Kohli made his Test debut in June 2011 in the match played against West Indies in Kingston. After this he never looked back. Now he has played 118 tests for India. In 201 innings of these matches, Kohli has scored 9040 runs at an average of 47.83. During this period, he has scored 29 centuries and 31 half-centuries, in which his high score has been 254* runs.
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