Virat Kohli is in front of another achievement. During the upcoming India vs South Africa ODI series, the Indian batting maestro can get another feather to add on his crown. The task is tough, but for a batter like Virat Kohli, it is not impossible to achieve.
Kohli has scored 9936 runs in 196 innings in the history of bilateral ODI series. If Kohli scores 64 runs in this match, he will complete 10,000 runs in bilateral ODI series and will become the first cricketer in the world to do so. MS Dhoni is second on this list, having scored 7669 runs in 201 innings. It should be noted that Kohli’s ODI record against South Africa has been excellent. So far, he has scored 1504 runs in ODIs against South Africa at an average of 65.39, during which he has managed to score five centuries.
Virat Kohli has an impressive record at Ranchi
Virat Kohli has impressive records at this Ranchi ground. He has played five matches there so far. He has batted in four innings and scored 384 runs at an average of 192, including two centuries and a half-century. Kohli scored 139 runs against Sri Lanka on November 15, 2014, which is the joint-highest score by any Indian batsman at this ground. He also scored 123 runs against Australia on March 8, 2019.
Virat Kohli played his last ODI series against Australia. He failed to open his account in the first two matches, returning to the pavilion after being dismissed for a duck. In the final ODI, he scored an unbeaten 74. Now, Virat is looking to score some big innings in this series as well.
India’s ODI squad: Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (captain/wicketkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicketkeeper), Washington Sundar, Ravindra Jadeja, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshit Rana, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Prasidh Krishna, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Kuldeep Yadav