Virat Kohli Becomes Second-Highest Scorer against Australia in International Cricket History

Virat Kohli Becomes Second-Highest Scorer against Australia in International Cricket History

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Category : Sports Published on: March 14 2023

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Virat Kohli has reached a big goal by becoming the second-highest scorer against Australia in the history of international cricket. During India’s fourth and final Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test against Australia at Ahmedabad, Kohli passed the great West Indies player Brian Lara.
Kohli has always had an impressive record against Australia, having scored 4,729 runs at an average of 50.84 in 89 matches and 104 innings.
He has also scored 15 centuries and 24 fifties against the Aussies, with his best individual score of 169.
Brian Lara, on the other hand, has scored 4,714 runs against Australia in 82 games and 108 innings, including 12 centuries and 26 fifties.
Lara’s best individual score against the Aussies is 277.
The leading run-scorer against Australia is the legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar.

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