New Delhi. It has been a long time since Virat Kohli scored a century in Test cricket. Virat Kohli flopped in the first 3 Test matches of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. It was expected that Virat would end the drought of centuries in the home Test series against Australia (India vs Australia) for the last 3 years, but he could not even score a half-century in 5 innings of the current series. The last Test half-century with Virat’s bat came against South Africa in January 2022 last year. Which was Kohli’s last Test match as captain.
Also Read: Smriti Mandhana’s Challengers And Meg Lanning’s Dhurandhar Clash On Sunday
Virat Kohli has Scored 111 Runs in 5 Innings
In the current Border Gavaskar Test series against Australia, Virat Kohli has scored 111 runs in 5 innings. During this, his average has been 22.20. Last year, when he scored a century in international cricket after 1021 days, then it seemed that Kohli has returned to the old rhythm. Then he scored a brilliant 122 against Afghanistan in the Asia Cup T20. This was Kohli’s first century in International T20. After this, he took his international century to 74 by scoring 3 ODI centuries in December last year and January this year. Felt that Kohli’s bad phase is over now but he is still struggling in Tests.
Also Read: Shane Warne Death Anniversary: The Cricket World Remembers The Veteran in This Way
44 Was the Best Score in the Current Test Series
Talking about the current Test series, he scored 12 runs in the first innings of the first Test match played in Nagpur, while in the Delhi Test, his bat scored 44 and 20 runs. He could only score 13 and 22 in the Indore Test. Stats testify that Virat Kohli has been struggling for runs in Test cricket for quite some time now.