Keeping an eye on Kohli's records in Border-Gavaskar Trophy, will he create history in Australia?

Cricket News Desk. India's star batsman Virat Kohli is on the verge of making some big records before the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The first match between India and Australia will be played in Perth on Friday. Kohli's record in Australia has been excellent. He has scored 1,353 runs in 13 matches at an average of 54, which includes 6 centuries. After scoring a century at the Optus Stadium in 2018, he is well aware of this stadium. The first match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played here.

However, Kohli is not in good form right now. Kohli could score only 93 runs in the series against the Kiwi team. However, fans are hopeful that he will perform well in Australia. Meanwhile, a record is waiting for him. If he scores a century in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting on Friday, he will become the Indian batsman to score the most centuries on Australian soil. Currently, he is jointly on top with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar with 6 centuries.

Another achievement awaits Kohli. Kohli has scored 3426 runs including 11 centuries in various formats in Australia. If he scores 74 more runs, his total runs will reach 3,500 runs. He will become the third batsman to achieve this feat. Desmond Haynes and Sir Vivian Richards have scored 3500 runs.

Indian team for the Test series against Australia: Rohit Sharma (captain), Jasprit Bumrah (vice-captain), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel. . (Wicketkeeper), R Ashwin, R Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Ishtan Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.