India is the reigning champions of the recently concluded four-game Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 against Australia. Now, the two teams are set to head in a three-match ODI series, beginning with the first match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday, March 17. Star batsman Virat Kohli will be a crucial player for India in this series. The Delhi-born cricketer has been in excellent form in the T20 World Cup 2022 and the ODI format this year, scoring 338 runs in six innings with an average of 67.6. With his experience, Kohli will play a vital role in India’s top order. Let’s look at three individual records Kohli can achieve in the upcoming series.
#3 Second highest MOTM awards against Australia
Virat Kohli already achieved his ninth Man of the Match award when he played against Australia in the last Test of the BGT series. If he gets one more Man of the Match in the upcoming ODI series, it will tie him with Sir Viv Richards and Ian Botham for the second-most MOTM awards against Australia, just behind Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 17 awards.
#2 Most ODI centuries against Australia
Kohli has hit an impressive eight centuries against Australia in the 50-over format. If he scores another century during the upcoming series, he will equal or exceed Sachin Tendulkar’s record of nine ODI tons against the Kangaroos. Undoubtedly, Kohli will strive to match or surpass the number of centuries Tendulkar hit in his career.
#1 Kohli could reach the 13000 runs mark in ODI cricket
Virat Kohli is on the cusp of becoming just the second Indian and fifth player overall to complete 13,000 runs in ODIs. He has only 191 more runs to reach this milestone, and if he can get 191 runs in this series, he will become the fastest ever to breach the 13,000-run mark.
