New Delhi: India’s star batter Virat Kohli has an opportunity to become India’s most successful batter at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at the Boxing Day Test that begins from Thursday.
The five-match Border-Gavaskar series is currently locked 1-1 after three matches and the outcome of the MCG Test could well decide the course of the contest as both India and Australia battle for a spot in the World Test Championship final.
India won the series opener at Perth, Australia retaliated at the day-night Test at Adelaide. Rain forced a draw at the third game at Brisbane.
Kohli scored an unbeaten 100, his 30th test ton, in the second innings at Perth. But apart from that, has been dismissed cheaply in four times so far in the series.
He has come under criticism for failing to negotiate the moving ball outside his off stump, edging it behind to be dismissed in idential fashion. He has made 126 runs in three matches at an average of 31.50 so far in the series.
Melbourne record in sight for Kohli
As if he needed any further motivation, Kohli has a chance to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s mark at the MCG. Tendulkar remains the highest scored for India in Tests at the famed ground.
The former India skipper has scored 449 runs in five games at an average of 44.90 with one century and three half centuries.
Kohli has amassed 316 runs in three games at the MCG at an average of 52.57 and need 133 more to go past Tendulkar’s mark.
Out of favour India batter Ajinkya Rahane remains the second mst successful Indian batter at the MCG with 369 runs in three matches.
Most successful Indian batters at MCG:
Sachin Tendulkar- 449 in five matches
Ajinkya Rahane- 369 in three matches
Virat Kohli- 316 in three matches
Virender Sehwag- 280 in two matches
Rahul Dravid- 263 in four matches
Virat Kohli has amassed 316 runs in three games at the MCG at an average of 52.57 and need 133 more to go past Sachin Tendulkar’s mark. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
