Virat Kohli, the senior Indian batsman, has been in superb form during the present 2023 World Cup. The hitter is now the competition’s third-leading run-getter, with 442 runs from seven innings at an average of 88.40 and a strike rate of 89.47.
Kohli’s World Cup campaign began on October 8 with a tenacious innings of 85 against Australia in Chennai, which saved India from a top-order collapse. The right-handed hitter went on to get his 48th one-day century against Bangladesh in Pune. He also scored 95 runs against New Zealand at Dharamsala and 88 runs against Sri Lanka in Mumbai.
The batter, who turns 35 on Sunday, November 5, would try to make his special day even more memorable by hitting a solid knock against South Africa in India’s forthcoming 2023 World Cup match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Eden Gardens is a historic location, and a number of hitters, notably Indians, like playing there. Looking at Kohli’s ODI record at the venue, he has played seven matches and scored 330 runs at an average of 47.14.
The right-handed hitter has one hundred in the format at Eden Gardens, which is also his maiden ODI century. He struck 107 off 114 balls and was part of a 224-run third-wicket stand with Gautam Gambhir (150 off 137 balls). In December 2009, India chased down 316 against Sri Lanka, winning by seven wickets thanks to the duo.
Virat Kohli has three half-centuries here. He hit 66 off 64 balls against Sri Lanka in November 2014, 55 off 63 balls against England in January 2017, and 92 off 107 balls against Australia in September 2017.
Virat Kohli’s T20I Performance at Eden Gardens
Virat Kohli’s T20I record shows that he has played four matches at Eden Gardens, hitting 139 runs at an average of 46.33. At the venue, the run machine has completed two half-centuries. In the 2016 T20 World Cup Super 10 match, he hit 55* off 37 balls against Pakistan. As India easily chased down 119, Kohli was named Player of the Match.
In a T20I against the West Indies in February 2022, the 35-year-old struck 52 off 41 balls, including seven fours and a six. India won the game by eight runs after scoring 186/5.
Virat Kohli’s Test Performance at Eden Gardens
Virat Kohli has a Test record of 323 runs in five matches at Eden Gardens, with an average of 46.14. At the venue, the former India captain has two hundreds.
He struck 104* against Sri Lanka in November 2017 and 136 against Bangladesh in a day-night Test in November 2019.