Breaking cricket records and Virat Kohli have remained synonymous with each other for much of his international cricket career. Especially when it comes to his batting record on Australian shores, he is leagues ahead of the other players. So much so that he is now on the verge of breaking the long-standing record of being none other than the greatest player to ever play cricket. cricket-news/aus-vs-ind-virat-kohli-to-equal-don-bradman-centuries-record/When%20the%20Babe%20Ruth%20of%20Cricket%20met%20the%20Donald%20Bradman%20of%20Baseball” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>Sir Donald Bradman.
It is no surprise to cricket fans to witness and often read about that Bradman holds most of the legendary records in cricket history. Such a record stands for most international centuries scored away from home. Remarkably, the Don of cricket seemingly scored for fun for centuries in England between 1930 and 1948. In his 19 appearances on English soil, the legendary Australian collected 11 centuries.
As fascinating as it may sound, on the other hand, he is one of the greats of modern times Virat Kohliis about to break Sir Don's record, albeit in his backyard, aka Adelaide. Currently, Kohli has 10 centuries to his name in the Kangaroo nation and if he manages to repeat his batting heroics in Perth, he will equal Bradman, who has scored the most centuries in international cricket in a foreign country.
For those inexperienced, Australia is ready to host India in the second Test of the current season Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25) after being humiliated in Perth. However, for a change, the game will be played in Bradman's hometown with the pink ball instead of the usual “red cherry”. The game starts on December 6thIn Adelaide.
Talking about Virat Kohli's achievements in Australia, the star Indian batsman has so far scored 2,710 runs in 43 appearances for Team India. During these matches, the Delhi-based batsman maintained an impressive average of 54.20 and scored a memorable 169 runs at the legendary Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) for his best score in Oz land. Remarkably, this knock occurred in December 2014.
Apart from the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) and today's Greatest, some notable cricketers also have sensational records when it comes to scoring hundreds away from home. Legendary players like India's pride Sachin Tendulkar aka Master Blaster and West Indian star Sir Vivian Richards are also included in this elite list of batters. Additionally, England's Jack Hobbs and the legendary Sunil Gavaskar have long enjoyed batting against foreign opponents in their homeland.
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While Sachin Tendulkar has nine centuries against Sri Lanka, Hobbs also had the same number, albeit in Australia. Apart from them, Richards made eight centuries against England after appearing in 39 matches for the West Indies. Following him closer was Sunil Gavaskar, who enjoyed tormenting the West Indies bowlers while hitting seven centuries in the Caribbean islands.
Kohli ends his lean spell with a scintillating century in Perth
Speaking of Virat Kohli on the current tour of Australia, the batsman has found his power again after failing to score big at home against New Zealand recently. His penchant for scoring hundreds in Australia remained, however, as he scored a crucial unbeaten 100* from 143 shots in Perth.
This ultimately led to India registering a dominant 295-run win and leading the 2024-25 BGT series by a margin of 1-0, with a chance of appearing in another World Test Championship (WTC) final , is still intact. But things remain stiff for both teams. However, there will be three more Tests after Adelaide, giving Virat Kohli ample opportunity to make history in Australia.
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