The first match of the ODI series between India and Australia will be played in Mumbai on Friday. Virat Kohli can match Sachin.
New Delhi, After Test it is the turn of ODI series and once again Australia But there is a great danger looming. The three-match ODI series will begin at the Wankhede Stadium from Friday and Virat Kohli will be the biggest threat to the Australian team. Virat Kohli has now returned to color in every format of cricket and in ODIs he is called the king. That is why Virat is Australia’s biggest tension. Virat, who ended the drought of ODI century in Bangladesh last year, then scored 2 centuries against Sri Lanka. He could not score a century against New Zealand but he can hit a century against Australia and the reason for this is his record against this team.
Virat Kohli has scored a total of 2083 runs in 43 ODIs against Australia at an average of 54.81. In such a situation, this figure is not less than his career average ie 57.69. Kohli’s average in India is 59.95 against Australia. Virat has scored 1199 runs in 23 matches and during this time he has scored 5 centuries with his bat.
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Virat is a century machine in ODIs
Kohli has played a total of 107 ODIs in India, in which he has scored 5358 runs. During this, Kohli averages 58.87 and has 21 centuries to his name. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli has a chance to achieve a big position in this series. If Virat scores another ODI century against Australia, he will equal Sachin. Actually Sachin has scored 9 ODI centuries against Australia and Virat’s figure is 8.
Virat’s record in Wankhede amazing
The first ODI of the series is at Wankhede where Virat’s record is amazing. Virat has scored 265 runs in 5 ODIs at Wankhede at an average of 66.25. In the year 2017, he scored a century on this ground. The great thing is that Virat, who became the player of the match after scoring 186 runs in the Ahmedabad Test, is in high spirits and will definitely benefit from it in the ODI format as well. Although there will be many challenges in front of Virat where he will have to face bowlers like Mitchell Starc and Adam Zampa. Jampa has dismissed Virat a total of 5 times in 16 innings. In such a situation, this bowler will be the biggest threat for Virat in this ODI series. Now let’s see what wonders Virat does?
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