Mohali, Mar 3 (PTI) As Virat Kohli gears up to play his 100th Test for India, PTI takes a look at the statistical journey of the elegant right-handed batter.
*Tests so far: 99
*Innings: 168
*NO (Not out): 10
*Runs: 7,962
*Highest Score: 254 not out against South Africa at Pune - October 10-13, 2019
*Average: 50.39
*Strike Rate: 55.67
*Hundreds: 27
*Fifties: 28
*Boundaries: 896
*Sixes: 24
*Catches: 100
*Test Debut: Versus West Indies at Kingston - June 20-23, 2011
*Kohli's scores in debut test: 4 and 15
*Last test played: Versus South Africa at Cape Town - January 11-14, 2022
At home:
*Matches 44 - 3766 runs, highest score 254 not out
At Away:
*Matches - 54, runs 4139, highest score - 200
Neutral:
*1 match, 57 runs, 44 highest score
*Kohli has scored most number of hundreds against Australia in Tests - 7
*Kohli has scored most test runs against England - 1960
*Kohli led the Indian team in 68 Tests and won 40 matches.
*Kohli's record of 20 Test centuries as a captain is second-most for any player. Only former South Africa skipper Graeme Smith with 25 centuries is ahead of Kohli.
*Kohli-led Indian team has won 24 matches at home.
*Kohli is the only second cricketer after legendary Australian Greg Chappell to score twin hundreds on test captaincy debut.
*Kohli's first test as captain - against Australia at Adelaide in December 2014
County wise stats:
*versus Australia (2011-2020) - 20 matches, 36 innings, 1 not out, 1682 runs, 169 - highest score, average - 48.05, strike-rate- 52.49, hundreds - 7, fifties - 5
Versus Bangladesh (2015-2019) - 4 matches - 5 innings, 392 runs, 204 highest score, average - 78.40, strike-rate - 77.77, hundreds - 2
Versus England (2011-2021) -27 matches, 48 innings, 3 not out, 1960 runs, 235 highest score, average 43.55, strike rate 52.05, hundreds - 5, fifties - 9
Versus New Zealand - (2012-2021) - 11 matches, 21 innings, 2 not out, 866 runs, highest score 211, average - 45.57,, strike-rate 53.92, hundreds - 3, fifties - 3
Versus - South Africa (2013-2022) 14 matches, 24 innings, 2 not out, 1236 runs, 254 not out, highest score, average 56.18, strike-rate 55.10, hundreds - 3, fifties 4
Versus Sri Lanka (2015-2017) - 9 matches, 15 innings, 2 not out, 1004 runs, highest score 243, average 77.23, strike-rate 69.28, hundreds 5, fifties 2
Versus West Indies (2011-2019) - 14 matches, 19 innings, 822 runs, highest score 200 runs, average 43.26, strike-rate 53.76, hundreds 2, fifties 5
Position-wise runs:
*3rd position - 97 runs
*4th position - 6430 runs
*5th position - 1020 runs
*6th position - 404 runs
*7th position - 11 runs.
Special knock: Versus Australia 115 and 141 at Adelaide - December 9-13, 2014.
Last test century: Against Bangladesh - 2019 at Eden Gardens (Pink Ball test).
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)













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