Sports News : Centurion Test Records for Virat Kohli The standout batsman for the Indian squad, Virat Kohli, scored an outstanding fifty-seven runs in the second innings. In the second inning, Virat scored 76 runs. He broke the records held by former opener Virender Sehwag and coach Rahul Dravid at this time. Tell us more about these King Kohli’s records.
South Africa claimed the series lead after defeating India by an innings and 32 runs in the first Test match between the two countries, which was held at Centurion.
The standout batter for the Indian team, Virat Kohli, broke the records of former opener Virender Sehwag and coach Rahul Dravid with a magnificent half-century in the second innings. On the list of Indian batters who have scored the most runs in Test matches against South Africa, Virat Kohli is now ranked second.
Prior to India’s second innings, Virat Kohli was actually ranked fourth in the list of Test players with the most runs scored against South Africa. However, following his 76-run second innings performance with the bat, King Kohli emerged as the sole member of this list. quickly arrived at the second position. He left Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid behind during this time.
For your information, during his career, Virender Sehwag scored 1306 runs in 15 matches against this club, while Rahul Dravid scored 1252 runs in 21 matches. Let us tell you that in the first innings of the Centurion Test, Kohli scored 38 runs. On the other hand, the second innings saw 76 runs scored.
With 1741 runs to his credit, India’s legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar now holds the record for most Test runs scored against South Africa.
In addition, Virat Kohli reached yet another noteworthy milestone in the first test between India and South Africa, scoring just 28 runs in the second innings. When it comes to reaching 2000 international runs in the current calendar year of 2023, King Kohli has taken the top spot. 7 times, King Kohli has accomplished this accomplishment. Sri Lankan Kumar Sangakkara had accomplished this feat six times prior to him.
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