Virat Kohli owns second-best Test average in India: Stats
Team India is gearing up for a two-Test series against Bangladesh, with the first match set to take place in Chennai. Eyes will be on Virat Kohli, who is arguably the best batter in the modern era. He has particularly enjoyed operating in home Tests and his stellar stats state the same. Here we decode how he has fared in Tests in India.
Second-best average in Tests in India
Kohli has been a run-machine in home Tests. As per ESPNcricinfo, 4,144 of his total Test runs have come in 50 home games. His average of 60.05 is the second-best among Indian batters with 2,000-plus Test runs at home. He is only behind Rohit Sharma (61.58) in this regard. Kohli's tally in home Tests includes 14 tons and 12 fifties.
Two centuries versus Bangladesh
Kohli is India's fourth-leading run-getter against Bangladesh in Tests, having smoked 437 runs across six Tests against them at 54.62. Both of Kohli's 50-plus scores against Bangladesh have been converted into centuries. While he scored 204 in the 2017 Hyderabad game, the batting talisman made 136 in the 2019 Day-Night match in Kolkata. In India, Kohli has tallied 378 runs against Bangladesh at 94.50.
India's fourth-highest run-getter in Tests
Overall, Kohli, who made his Test debut during the 2011 tour of West Indies, is India's fourth-highest run-getter in Tests, having scored 8,848 runs across 113 games at 49.15. He is only behind greats like Sachin Tendulkar (15,921), Rahul Dravid (13,288), and Sunil Gavaskar (10,122) on the elite list. Kohli's tally includes 29 tons and 30 fifties.
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Kohli's tally of seven double-tons is the most for an Indian in Tests. All his double-centuries have come while leading the team. No other skipper has as many or more such scores. Meanwhile, only Brian Lara (9), Kumar Sangakkara (11), and Sir Don Bradman (12) own more Test double-tons. His tally of 5,864 Test runs at 54.80 is the fourth-most for a skipper.
