Kohli becomes third Indian with 50 ODI appearances vs Australia
What's the story
Star batter Virat Kohli has become the third Indian to complete 50 ODI appearances vs Australia.
The first semi-final of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai marked his milestone.
Kohli, who is coming off a magnificent century against Pakistan, has fancied facing the Aussies.
He has the third-most ODI runs against Australia and averages over 53 in this regard.
Here are further details.
Record
Kohli's impressive ODI performance against Australia
As per ESPNcricinfo, Sachin Tendulkar (71) and MS Dhoni (55) are the only other Indians with 50-plus ODI apperances against the Aussies.
Kohli has mustered 2,367 ODI runs versus Australia at 53.79 (SR: 94).
Only his compatriots Tendulkar (3,077) and Rohit Sharma (2,379) have accumulated more ODI runs against them.
Kohli's tally of eight ODI tons versus Australia is only second to Tendulkar (9).
The former has also smoked 14 fifties versus the Aussies in the format.
Venue statistics
Kohli's performance across different venues
Kohli's record against Australia differs from venue to venue.
In home ODIs, he has scored 1,483 runs in 29 matches at 57.03.
On the other hand, he has scored 802 runs in 18 ODIs against Australia on their home soil.
He scored 82 in his only inning against the opposition at a neutral venue (England in WC 2019).
Kohli's ODI World Cup scores against the Aussies read 24, 1, 82, 85, and 54.
Information
Six ODI tons vs Australia while chasing
Six of Kohli's ODI tons against the Aussies have come while chasing, the most for any batter. He has accumulated 1,481 runs while batting second against the Aussies at 52.89. The tally includes six fifties as well.
Career
Over 14,000 runs in ODI cricket
Kohli is arguably the greatest batter in ODI cricket. He recently became the third player with 14,000-plus runs in the format.
Kohli also became the fastest to 14,000 ODI runs in terms of innings (287).
Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara took 350 and 378 innings, respectively.
As per ESPNcricinfo, Kohli is one of only seven players to have featured in 300 ODIs for India.