India captain Virat Kohli could proceed to register two new records to his name in the first Test of the 4-match series against Australia at Adelaide. Virat Kohli on cusp of breaking Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar’s records in Adelaide TestCricket which is beginning on 17 Dec 2020.
Virat Kohli is on the brink of two new illustrious milestones. Kohli could beat Brian Lara to become the top-scoring visiting batsman at the Adelaide Oval. He could also surpass Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of hundreds Down Under in Test cricket
Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli hardly succeeds keep himself out of the news. But one thing he often succeeds at is achieving new milestones whenever he steps onto the field. Though Kohli only has more match to play in Australia before he heads home, he could continue to break two huge records in that one match itself.
India and Australia begin the 4-match Test series with the day-night encounter in Adelaide. Kohli, who would be keen to help the team get off to a winning start Down Under within the longest format before he leaves them in the hands of Ajinkya Rahane, is himself chasing two illustrious milestones presently held by the sporting icons Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar.
Kohli chasing Lara’s Adelaide tally: Till date, it is the former West Indies captain who holds the record of most runs scored at the Adelaide Oval by a visiting player. Lara sits at 610 runs to his name but faces stiff competition for the numero uno spot by India’s Kohli. If the 32-year-old Indian does proceed to get 179 or more runs in the two innings of the match, he will surpass the West Indian’s tally to make the No. 1 spot.
Lara had played a complete of 4 matches at the venue and scored runs at a surprising average of 76.25 which included 2 centuries and as many half-centuries.
When it comes to Kohli, he has 431 runs to his name in Adelaide with a mean of 71.83. Kohli has three hundreds to his name at this stadium for India in Tests.