IND vs AUS 1st Test: Virat Kohli equaled Sachin Tendulkar in Perth, did this feat in SENA countries

Sports Desk, Obnews: The first match of the five-match Test series between India and Australia being played under the Border Gavaskar Trophy is almost in the hands of Team India. India's batsmen have made a splash in the second innings. Where openers Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul gave a great start to India. After which now Virat Kohli is also taking the lead. By scoring a half-century, he has equaled former Indian player Sachin Tendulkar.

Kohli's half-century drought that had been going on for the last 5 innings in Perth ended. This year has been very bad for Kohli. In such a situation, this half-century has brought relief for him and Team India. His last half-century with the bat came in the Bengaluru Test in the first Test of the 3-match Test series against New Zealand last month.

VIRAT KOHLI HAS JOINT MOST 50+ SCORES FOR INDIA IN SENA COUNTRIES…!!! 🐐 pic.twitter.com/qthmTQx629

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) November 24, 2024

Kohli named special achievement

Virat Kohli scored the 74th half-century of his Test career in the second innings of the Perth Test match. In this way, Kohli reached equal to Sachin Tendulkar, who tops the list of Indian batsmen who have scored the most 50+ scores in SENA countries (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia).

Indian batsman with highest score of 50+ in SENA countries

• 74 times – Virat Kohli*
• 74 times – Sachin Tendulkar
• 60 times – Rahul Dravid

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Zaheer Abbas's equal

Not only this, with this half-century, Virat Kohli has not only equaled Sachin Tendulkar but also the great Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas, who is called the Don Bradman of Asia. Kohli has become the joint second Asian batsman to score the most 50+ scores in Australia. Virat Kohli now has 11 50+ Test scores in Australia, equal to Zaheer Abbas. Sachin Tendulkar is at the forefront in this matter, he has done this feat 13 times.

Kohli's century

Kohli did not stop here, he ended his long drought by scoring a century in Perth. This century of Kohli against Australia was very important. With Kohli's century, India declared its innings at 487 runs. India has given Australia a target of 534 runs.