Virat Kohli, IND vs NZ 1st Test: After sweeping Bangladesh in Test and T20, the Indian cricket team will now face New Zealand. Team India has to play a three-match test series against the Kiwi team at home. This series will start with the first test match on 16 October. Former captain Virat Kohli can join a special club in this test match.
Virat Kohli has left for Bengaluru for the first test.
For your information, let us tell you that star batsman King Kohli has left for Bengaluru for the first test. After the Test series against Bangladesh, he went to London to meet wife Anushka Sharma and children. However, he has returned and has also left for Bengaluru.
Will Virat join the special club of 1000?
King Kohli can join the special club of 1000 in the first test against New Zealand. However, for this he will have to score 134 runs. Actually, Virat has 866 runs in his name in the test against New Zealand. Virat has scored so many runs in 21 innings of 11 test matches against the Kiwi team at an average of 45.58. Virat has scored 3 centuries and 3 half-centuries against New Zealand. If Virat scores 134 runs in the Bengaluru Test, then he will become the third Indian to score 1000 runs in the Test against New Zealand.
Will leave Pujara and Sehwag behind
Currently, Virat is at fifth position in terms of scoring most runs against New Zealand. However, to leave behind number four Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat has to score only one run. Pujara has 867 runs in his name. Whereas Sehwag has 883 runs in his name. In such a situation, Virat will leave Sehwag behind by scoring 18 runs.
Indian who scored the most runs in Test against New Zealand
Rahul Dravid- 1659 runs
Sachin Tendulkar- 1595 runs
Virender Sehwag- 883 runs
Cheteshwar Pujara- 867 runs
Virat Kohli- 866 runs
