Happy Birthday, Virat Kohli. The superstar of Indian Cricket and the King of the International Cricket Arena and the Indian Premier League (IPL), Virat Kohli, turns 36 today, November 5th. The King has dominated all three forms of the game like a boss, and he still can be that man for India whenever the teams need him the most.
Apart from a few series here and there, King Kohli has always met the expectations of the Indian team and his fans. After suffering the only whitewash at home by the hands of New Zealand, India is set to fly Down Under for a series of five red-ball matches. This Toughest Rival Series starts from 22nd November 2024 to 7th January 2025.
Happy Birthday Virat Kohli: Today We Shall Bring The List Of All The Centuries Which Has Been Scored By The King, Virat Kohli In Australia –
The King has scored the second most runs in the Aussie nation in the red ball form of the game. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in Test matches Down Under. The Master Blaster scored 1809 runs, which is the most runs that an Indian batter has amassed in Australia in Test matches.
The God has played 20 red ball games and 38 Test innings in the Aussie nation to be India’s number one and highest run-getter Down Under. Sachin had an average of 53.20 in Australia. Tendulkar has scored six centuries and seven half-centuries in the Tests played in Australia. His best knock came in Sydney when he scored an unbeaten 241 runs.
Talking about today’s birthday boy, Virat Kohli, he is the second-highest run scorer in the red ball matches played in the Aussie nation. From 2011 to 2020, King Kohli had played 13 Test matches and 25 innings. Kohli had scored 1352 runs to his name in those games.
Sachin and Virat have scored six centuries each in Australia in the Test matches played. However, The King has a better average than Mr. Tendulkar. Kohli’s Test average in Australia is 54.08 and now on this upcoming tour in 2024, Virat should aim to break Sachin’s record of six tons in the Aussie Nation.
Virat has scored four half-centuries to his name and his best score of 169 runs in Australia versus the Aussies came in Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on the tour of 2014 and 2015. Kohli had scored six tons in Australia. Here are those knocks from the King against The Aussies –
- 2018 – 123 at Perth
- 2015 – 147 at Sydney
- 2014 – 169 at Melbourne
- 2014 – 115 at the Adelaide Oval
- 2014 – 141 at the Adelaide Oval
- 2012 – 116 runs at the Adelaide Oval.
