King Kohli’s support to Team India in Australia, responsibility of sailing the team
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli Test Career: Virat Kohli… such a sun of the cricket world, whose light in the form of batting made Team India the winner in countless matches including T20 World Cup 2024. With his batting skills, he has drawn a line on which other young players would like to follow. He is at that peak in the cricket world, reaching where it is a dream for any batsman. The world’s dangerous bowlers Kagiso Rabada, Mitchell Starc, James Anderson, Haris Rauf also prove to be ineffective in front of him. Kohli cuts the web woven by the spinners as if he is peeling the layers of an onion. Watching his batting brings solace to the fans’ eyes and a sigh of relief to Team India. No matter which corner of the world he is playing in, he is always ready to leave a different mark. The world is ready to see his batting prowess in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting from 22nd November.
The most experienced player in the Indian team
The Indian team has to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia from 22nd November. Team India has won the BGT Trophy against Australia for the last four times, out of which it has defeated Australia twice at home. But this time it is not at all easy for Team India to win the series, because India has lost the Test series against New Zealand at home by 3-0 and the morale of the team is low. To add to the problem, regular captain Rohit Sharma will also not play in the first test. He has not been to Australia since the birth of his second child. In these circumstances, if anyone can sail Team India’s boat, it is only Virat Kohli. He is the most experienced player in the current Indian team and has immense experience in defeating the opposing teams. If Team India has to cherish the dream of winning the Test series in Australia, then it is very important for Kohli to bat. He has the ability to destroy any bowling attack.
Kohli’s performance shines against Australia
Virat Kohli’s status, cricket stature and fan following can be gauged from the fact that Kohli was in the news in Australian newspapers even before India reached there. Rarely has any Indian player received such a welcome before. Australian pitches have always been helpful to fast bowlers, here fast bowlers get bounce and fast pace from the pitch. Batting on such pitches is like chewing iron grams. But Kohli sets foot on these pitches like Angad and then it is difficult for any bowler to get him out. His performance on Australian soil has always stood out. Kohli has scored four centuries and 6 half-centuries in Tests in Australia. He has always proved to be a threat for the Kangaroos and his aggression is visible on the field.
Virat Kohli’s test record in Australia
Indian who scored second highest test runs in Australia
Virat Kohli is the strongest link of the Indian attack in Test cricket. He has scored a total of 2074 runs in 25 Test matches against Australia, which includes 8 centuries. He is only the fifth Indian batsman to score more than 2000 runs in Tests against Australia. Kohli’s record against Australia in Australia is strong. He is the second Indian batsman to score the most Test runs against the Australian team in Australia. Sachin Tendulkar (1809 test runs) is at number one.
Virat Kohli had performed amazingly on the Australian tour in the year 2014/15. Then he breathed a new life into his career. In the first match of the series, Kohli got the captaincy in the absence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni and he made his mark in the very first match as captain. He expressed his intentions by scoring centuries in both the innings of the first test. He was the highest run scorer in this series and he scored a total of 692 runs and also scored four centuries.
Has scored 13 centuries in Team India’s victory
Virat Kohli is the uncrowned king of Australian grounds and his performance always shines on Australian soil. If we consider Team India as a body, then Kohli’s batting will definitely be its soul. Till now, he has scored 9040 runs in 118 Test matches for Team India, which includes 29 centuries. Out of which 13 centuries have come in the victory of Team India. The above data shows that Team India has a lot of expectations from Kohli in Australia and he is the support.
Shubman Gill’s test record in Australia
There are big expectations from young players also
Apart from Virat Kohli, the responsibility of scoring runs against Australia rests on Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill (both out of the first Test), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran and Sarfaraz Khan. Jaiswal, Sarfaraz, Abhimanyu and Jurel will play Test against Australia for the first time. Whenever these youth have got a chance. He grabbed that opportunity with both hands and proved himself. Jurel also performed well against Australia A and presented an excellent example of batting. Abhimanyu Easwaran may get a chance to open in place of Rohit in the first test. Whereas in the middle order, Jurel is also likely to get a place in the playing eleven.
Rohit Sharma’s test record in Australia
Rishabh Pant has experience of playing in Australia
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have played in Australia before and are well aware of the conditions there. Rohit and Rahul have experience of playing more than 50 test matches and both these players know how to bat abroad. The last time Team India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia. Then Pant played an important role. He played an innings of 89 runs on the Gaba ground. Shubman Gill had scored 91 runs in the same match. Pant will once again be ready to attack the Kangaroos. He is an expert in explosive batting and his bat plays well in foreign countries.
Rishabh Pant’s test record in Australia
India has a golden chance to create history
The first match in the history of Test cricket between India and Australia was played in 1947. In which Australia won by 226 runs. After this, the Test series between India and Australia from 1996/97 was named Border-Gavaskar Trophy. This includes the names of legendary Allan Border from Australia and great batsman Sunil Gavaskar from India. BGT’s popularity has increased rapidly in the last few years and in just 29 years it has become the most challenging series. The Indian team has won two consecutive Test series on Australian soil and this time Team India will have a golden opportunity to create history by winning the series.
India’s test record in Australia
Indian team for Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
