Virat Kohli: Decoding his stats versus pacers since 2021 (Tests)
Virat Kohli had a poor return to Test cricket after falling for just six runs on Day 1 of the first match against Bangladesh at Chepauk in Chennai. Kohli, who missed the five-match Test series against England earlier this year, fell to Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahmud in the 10th over, seeing India get reduced to 34/3. We decode Kohli's stats versus pacers since 2021.
Kohli chases a loose ball and gets dismissed by Mahmud
Kohli managed six runs from six balls. Kohli chased a loose ball on offer from Mahmud and paid the price as he was caught by the keeper. It was a poor shot selection from the 35-year-old.
24 dismissals for Kohli versus pacers since 2021
As per ESPNcricinfo, across 34 innings versus pacers since 2021, Kohli has been dismissed on 24 occasions. He averages 36.79 and his strike rate reads 50.80. Kohli has faced 1,326 dot balls in addition to hitting 119 fours and three sixes. Meanwhile, 20 of his dismissals have been against spinners in this period at 32.65.
Kohli averages 32.88 at home since 2021
Kohli is featuring in his 27th match for India since 2021. He owns 1,536 runs at 34.90. He has slammed two hundreds and seven fifties from 45 innings. He has been dismissed 45 times (one run-out). At home, Kohli owns just 592 runs from 18 innings at 32.88. He owns three ducks and on 24 occasions he has been dismissed for 25-less runs.
Kohli's stats before 2021 and his overall numbers
Kohli made his Test debut for Team India in 2011. Until 2020, the senior batter played 87 matches (147 innings) and scored a total of 7,318 runs at an average of 53.41. He smashed 27 tons and 23 fifties. However, since 2021, he has hit only two hundreds and 7 fifties. Overall, Kohli has slammed 8,854 runs in Tests at 48.91.
