New Delhi: Virat Kohli has reached such a stage in his cricketing career where even a mere ‘flick of the wrist’ earns him a record. While he continues to make and break records with his tiny contributions these days, the matter of the fact remains that the cricket fans across the globe are not at all happy with the run-machine’s dip in the form but the records he makes continue to be celebrated in world cricket.
After thrashing Bangladesh inside four days in the first Test match at Chennai, a jubilant Team India moves to Kanpur for the second and final Test match scheduled to start on September 27, Friday. Kohli would be aiming to utilise the opportunity and deliver in the Kanpur Test after failing to show up in Chepauk with knocks of 6 and 17 in the first and second innings respectively.
Virat Kohli is on the cusp of breaking five big Test records against Bangladesh in the Kanpur Test and whether or not he’s able to do it is a question that remains unanswered for now. Before taking a look at the five big records that Kohli can break in the Kanpur Test, let’s take a quick look at Team India and Kohli’s statistics in Kanpur.
India’s Test record in Kanpur
Team India has played 23 Test matches in Kanpur till now, out of which they have won 7 and lost 3 games. Rest of the 13 matches have ended in a draw at the venue. Interestingly, India and Bangladesh have never played at this venue before and this will be the first time both the teams will face each other in red-ball cricket in Kanpur.
Virat Kohli’s Test performance in Kanpur
Out of the 23 Test matches that India has played in Kanpur, how many have seen Virat Kohli’s participation is the question? Interestingly, Virat Kohli has only played one Test match at the venue against New Zealand, in which he scored 27 runs in both the innings. Virat scored 9 runs in the first innings while 18 in the second so it will be interesting to see how he fares in the upcoming Test.
Records that Virat Kohli can break
After completing the 12000-run mark at home in Test cricket during the first Test match, Virat Kohli is on the cusp of breaking some big records in the second Test match. Here’s a look.
If Kohli scores a century in the Kanpur Test, he will surpass Sir Donald Bradman’s record of 29 Test centuries. At present, Kohli also has 29 centuries in the longest format.
Virat Kohli has a chance to surpass Sachin Tendulkar in terms of number of Test catches. Kohli has taken 113 catches in Test so far and if he takes three more, he will surpass Tendulkar’s record of 115 Test catches.
Kohli has a chance to become the first cricketer to score 27000 international runs in less than 600 innings in Kanpur. He is just 35 runs away from the record, which is currently held by Sachin Tendulkar, who had done this in 623 innings.
Kohli can also complete 1000 boundaries in the longest format of cricket if he’s able to smash 7 fours in Kanpur Test.
If Virat Kohli scores 129 runs in the Kanpur Test, he will become the fourth Indian to score 9000 runs in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli is on the cusp of breaking five big records in the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur. Will he be able to do it? Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
