WTC Final 2023: Kohli and Smith have a chance to beat Gavaskar-Ponting The title match of the World Test Championship 2023 is going to be played between India and Australia from 7 June 2023 at the Oval in England.
For this match, both the teams have started preparations at The Oval. In the match, once again all eyes will be on Virat Kohli and Steve Smith, one of the best batsmen in the world. Both of them have a chance to achieve a big milestone in the match.
Kohli and Smith can leave behind Gavaskar and Ponting:-
If we talk about the maximum number of centuries in the matches between India and Australia, then Sachin Tendulkar is on top with 11 centuries.
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So in second place are Ricky Ponting and Sunil Gavaskar who have scored 8-8 centuries. Virat Kohli and Steve Smith are also joint second with Ponting and Gavaskar.
Both Virat and Smith have scored 8-8 centuries. Whoever scores a century in the upcoming final match can leave behind not one but three batsmen. If both these veterans score a century, they will leave Ponting and Gavaskar behind.
Highest century scorer
- Sachin Tendulkar – 11 centuries
2. Ricky Ponting – 8 centuries
Virat Kohli’s record against Australia
One of the greatest cricketers in the world, Virat Kohli is not far behind when it comes to raining runs against Australia.
He is the fifth Indian batsman to score the most runs against Kangaroos in Tests. Kohli has so far scored 1979 runs in 42 innings in 24 matches at an average of 48. During this, he has scored 8 centuries and 5 half-centuries.
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Steve Smith’s record against India
Smith loves batting against India. Steven has played 18 Test matches against the Men in Blue. He has appeared in a total of 35 innings.
He has scored 1887 runs at an average of 65.07 and a strike rate of 52.80. During this, he has also scored 8 centuries and 5 half-centuries.
