IND vs NZ: Will there be injustice to Virat Kohli in Pune also? Even experts have raised questions

By Sandy Verma On Oct 23, 2024

India vs New Zealand, Virat Kohli: The second Test of the three-match series between India and New Zealand will start from Thursday in Pune. If young Shubman Gill does not return for this match, then star batsman Virat Kohli will have to play at number three. Virat does not like this batting position. Regarding this, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar has also said that if Virat has to come at number three, it will be unfair to him. When Gill did not play in Bengaluru, Virat had to step into this position, where he could not even open the account in the first innings.

However, Virat played well in the second innings and scored 70 runs. Virat has played 116 Tests so far in his career and most of them he has played at the number four position. Virat has scored 29 centuries in his career so far, where not a single century has come at the number three position. During this period, Virat's high score was 70 runs.

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Virat Kohli in Pune across formats:
Matches – 12.
Runs – 865.
Highest – 254* Vs SA, 2019.
Hundreds – 4.
Average – 78.63. pic.twitter.com/0sCA7TY0Vu
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) October 21, 2024

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Virat's eyes will be on many records in Pune Test

Kohli will have his eyes set on many records in Pune against New Zealand. Virat currently has 29 Test centuries, which is equal to Australia's great Don Bradman. In such a situation, if Virat is successful in scoring a century in Pune, then he will have 30 centuries and will leave Bradman behind.

Virat can complete one thousand runs

Apart from this, in Pune, Kohli has a chance to leave behind players like Sanath Jayasuriya, Tamim Iqbal, Brendon McCullum. For this Kohli will have to complete fifty in Pune. If Kohli is able to do this, he will leave all these players behind in terms of scoring most fifties in Tests. Kohli has scored 936 runs so far against New Zealand. In such a situation, he has the record of completing one thousand runs against the Kiwi team in Pune.

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