IND Vs SA: Virat Kohli, who was out of the Johannesburg Test, has made another achievement in his name in the third and final Test match against South Africa. While batting for Team India in South Africa, Kohli has left behind Rahul Dravid in terms of most runs. Virat Kohli, the regular captain of Test Team India, could not play in the second Test due to a back spasm. Both the teams are now tied at 1-1 in the series. Under his captaincy, Virat Kohli would like Team India to win the first Test series on South African soil. Now Virat Kohli has reached number two in the list of most run-scorers on South African soil.
Kohli has become India’s second highest run-scorer in Test matches in South Africa. He was just 14 runs away from beating Rahul Dravid. Kohli, who averages around 50 in South Africa, had scored 611 runs before this match against the Proteas in the longer format of the game. Dravid, on the other hand, scored 624 runs in a total of 11 Test matches played in South Africa. Top in this case is the legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who scored 1,161 runs in 15 Test matches at an average of 46.44. Which includes three centuries and two fifties.
For the record, South Africa is the only place where India have not won a Test series yet. India registered a 113-run win over South Africa in the first Test at Centurion. However, in Kohli’s absence, India lost the second Test in Johannesburg by seven wickets. The third and final Test will begin in Cape Town on Tuesday, January 11.
Sachin Tendulkar – 15 Tests, 1161 Runs
Virat Kohli – 7 Tests, 644 runs (Playing)
Rahul Dravid – 11 Tests, 624 runs
VVS Laxman – 10 Tests, 566 runs
Cheteshwar Pujara – 10 Tests, 509 runs
first published:Jan. 11, 2022, 6:09 p.m.
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