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Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli will play on the cricket field for the first time after the ICC ODI World Cup final. He was on break for a month, during which he missed the T20 series against Australia and the white-ball series against South Africa. He will be seen playing in the first Test match between India and South Africa. The match will be played at Centurion from Tuesday.
Virat Kohli’s performance against South Africa has been superb. He has scored 1236 runs at an average of 56.18 in 14 Test matches. Virat Kohli has scored three centuries and four fifties in 24 innings. His best score is 254 not out. In South Africa, Virat has scored 719 runs at an average of 51.35 in seven Tests. He has scored two centuries and three fifties in 14 innings.
Virat Kohli’s statistics in the Boxing Day Test are superb. In his Boxing Day Test debut in 2011, against Australia, he was dismissed for 11 in the first innings and not out in the second innings. India lost this match by 122 runs. He played the second Boxing Day Test of his career against South Africa, scoring 46 and 11 runs. India lost this match by 10 wickets.
Virat Kohli scored runs in the upcoming Boxing Day Test match against Australia. He scored 169 and 54 runs in this match. The match ended in a draw. After this, Virat Kohli became the captain of the Indian team. MS Dhoni quit Test captaincy. Four years later, Virat played the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. In which he scored 82 and zero runs. India won this match by 137 runs. This was Virat Kohli’s first win in a Boxing Day Test.
After three years in Centurion, Virat Kohli was going through a bad phase. He scored 35 and 18 runs in the match. India won this match by 113 runs. Virat Kohli has played a total of 5 Boxing Day Tests. During this period, he has scored 426 runs in 10 innings at an average of 42.60, including a century and two half-centuries. Virat has won two Boxing Day Test matches as captain. Seeing Virat Kohli’s statistics, fans will hope that once again Virat Kohli will be seen playing in his old style.