3 Records That Virat Kohli might break in the WTC Final 2023

Virat Kohli will be looking to the World T20 Final in 2023 to cement his legacy as one of the greatest batsmen of all time. The 34-year-old has 8416 runs in 108 Tests at an average of 48, including 28 Test hundreds.

India lost the WTC Final 2021 against New Zealand under Virat Kohli’s captaincy. Now, the former captain and his side will try to avenge that defeat and break India’s decade-long ICC title drought.

‘KING’ Kohli will be in the spotlight once more as India takes on Australia in the WTC Final 2023 at The Oval on June 7.

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Virat Kohli, on the other hand, has an average of 28 in three Tests at The Oval, with a solitary fifty in six innings. In England, he has a middling 33 with two hundreds and five fifties in 31 innings.

Nonetheless, Virat Kohli has been in fantastic form this year, coming off a successful IPL 2023 season.

Here are three records that Virat Kohli could break at the 2023 World Test Championship:

Ricky Ponting’s century record in India-Australia matches

Virat Kohli has scored eight hundreds in Tests against Australia. Only Sachin Tendulkar has 11 Test hundreds in India-Australia matches. Not only does Kohli have eight Test hundreds, but so does Steve Smith. They are still tied for second place with Ricky Ponting.

Most hundreds in Test matches between India and Australia:

Sachin Tendulkar – 11 centuries (3630 runs)
Ricky Ponting – 8 centuries (2555 runs)
Virat Kohli – 8 centuries (1979 runs)
Steve Smith – 8 centuries (1887 runs)
Sunil Gavaskar – 8 centuries (1550 runs)

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Test runs by Sir Viv Richards

Test runs by Rahul Dravid vs Australia

Rahul Dravid, India’s head coach, would not mind if Virat Kohli surpassed his score of 2143 Test runs against Australia in the WTC Final. Dravid scored these runs at an average of 39 in 32 Tests, including two centuries and 13 fifties.

Virat Kohli has a penchant for scoring large against Australian bowlers, amassing 1979 runs in 24 Tests at an average of 48, with eight hundreds and five fifties.

The list is led by none other than Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 3630 runs in 39 Tests against Australia at a fantastic average of 55, hammering 11 hundreds.

Also Read: WTC Final: Probable playing XI of India against Australia (cricfiles.com)

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