Delhi: Indian team’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli likes the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) very much, and his performance on it has also been excellent. India will face Australia in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy from December 26 in Melbourne. If we look at the performance so far, Indian batting has been struggling on this tour, but Kohli has been continuously making new records. If he scores runs at MCG, he can become the Indian batsman who scores the most runs on this ground.
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Kohli’s bat did not work after Perth Test
Kohli had made a strong start to the Australia tour by scoring a century in the second innings of the Perth Test. This was the 30th century of his Test career. However, after this his performance in Adelaide and Gabba Test remained lackluster. In the third Test, Kohli did not get a chance to bat in the second innings, because the match ended prematurely due to rain.
Kohli overtakes Sachin in Australia
By scoring a century in the Perth Test, Kohli became the Indian player to score the most Test centuries in Australia. This was his seventh Test century in Australia, while Sachin Tendulkar had scored 6 centuries there. This century of Kohli came after six years in Australia. Before this, he had last scored a century there in 2018.
Kohli close to breaking Sachin’s record at MCG
Kohli has scored a total of 316 runs in 6 innings so far at MCG, while Sachin has scored 449 runs in 10 innings. That means, if Kohli scores 134 runs in the fourth Test, he will become the Indian batsman with the highest run scorer in Tests at MCG. At second place in this list is Ajinkya Rahane, who has scored 369 runs in six innings. Kohli needs only 54 runs to leave Rahane behind.
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