IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Virat will destroy 9 players together, miracle is going to happen in Adelaide

Rahul Tiwari

khelja|04-12-2024

The second match of the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia is going to start from December 6. This match, to be played at the Adelaide Oval ground in Adelaide, will be a day-night test, which will be played with pink ball. In this match, everyone's eyes are going to be on Indian team's star batsman Virat Kohli. During this match he has a chance to achieve a big feat. He likes playing on this ground very much. In such a situation, if Virat gets a big innings in the Adelaide Test, then he can surpass 9 batsmen in a special list.

Virat will defeat 9 players simultaneously

In Test format, Virat Kohli has played 4 test matches against Australia in Adelaide. In this he has scored 509 runs at an average of 63.62. Which includes 3 centuries and one half-century. That means he scores a lot of runs on this ground and plays big innings in almost every match. If he scores a century in Adelaide this time too, he will surpass 9 batsmen in terms of scoring most centuries in Tests at this ground. In fact, till now 10 batsmen have recorded 3 Test centuries on this ground and once they score a century, they will go ahead of the other players.

Apart from Virat, Marnus Labuschagne, Jack Hobbs, Don Bradman, Dean Jones, Arthur Morris, Bob Simpson, Matthew Hayden, Justin Langer and Steve Waugh have also scored 3-3 Test centuries at Adelaide Oval ground. That means, among these, Marnus Labuschagne is the only player who can compete with Virat in this list. Marnus Labuschagne will also play for Australia in the Adelaide Test.

Kohli close to creating history

On the other hand, Virat has played a total of 11 international matches including all three formats at the Adelaide Oval ground. During this period, he has scored 957 runs at an average of 73.61, which also includes 5 centuries. In such a situation, if Virat scores 43 runs in this match, he will complete 1000 international runs at Adelaide Oval. Virat will be the first foreign player to achieve this feat on the Adelaide Oval ground. Apart from him, no foreign batsman has been able to touch the figure of 950 runs on this ground.

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