Virat Kohli will have history in sights when India take the field in the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), as he aims to become the first Indian and only third player in the world to achieve a huge milestone. The star Indian batter is touring Down Under for the fifth time in history.
Kohli is coming into the series with major questions over his form after a nightmare outing at home against New Zealand as India were whitewashed 3-0 at home. Kohli made just 93 runs in six innings with a highest score of 70 at an average of 15.5.
Virat Kohli On Cusp Of History
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Kohli has a fantastic record in Australia across formats and will feel he is in the right place to regain his form. Across all three formats of the game, the 36-year-old has made 3426 runs in 59 matches (70 innings) at an average of 56.16 with 11 centuries.
Kohli is just 74 runs away from becoming the first Indian player in history to score 3500 runs in Australia. He will become only the third visiting player in the world after Sir Vivian Richards and Desmond Hayes to achieve the incredible feat.
Most Runs in Australia By A Visiting Batter (all 3 formats)
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| Player | Innings | Runs | Average | Centuries |
| Sir Vivian Richards | 106 | 4529 | 45.74 | 7 |
| Desmond Hayes | 132 | 4238 | 35.02 | 6 |
| Virat Kohli | 70 | 3426 | 56.16 | 11 |
| Brian Lara | 87 | 3370 | 41,09 | 8 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 84 | 3300 | 42.85 | 7 |
Kohli has played 13 Tests in Australia and scored 1352 runs at an average of 54.08 with six centuries. He has made 29 ODI appearences on Australian soil and has 1327 runs at an average of 51.03 with five tons. The former Indian captain has featured in 17 T20Is in Australia and made 747 runs at an average of 74.70.
No other visiting player in history apart from Kohli has more than 10 centuries in Australia acorss all three formats of the game.