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Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli has not been able to play big innings in Test cricket for some time. Fans are expecting a big innings from Kohli in the three-match Test series against New Zealand. Virat is struggling to score runs in all three formats. In the last eight innings, only one half-century has come from his bat. He also imposed that against South Africa in 2023.
In the first match between India and New Zealand starting from October 16, Virat Kohli will have a chance to complete nine thousand runs in the Test format. Virat is just a few steps away from becoming the batsman to score 9,000 runs in Test cricket. Virat Kohli needs 53 runs to complete nine thousand runs in the first Test against New Zealand starting from October 16 at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
If he succeeds in doing so, he will become the fourth Indian batsman to score more than nine thousand runs in Tests. Before Virat, Sachin, Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar had done this feat. He will also become the 18th batsman to score nine thousand or more runs in Tests.
Virat Kohli has scored seven double centuries in Test cricket.
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli has so far scored 8947 runs in his Test career while playing 115 matches, which includes 29 centuries and seven double centuries. He has also scored 30 half-centuries. His best score is 254. India will tour Australia after the three-match home Test series. Where a series of five test matches will be played between the two teams. In such a situation, it will be very important for Virat to be in form during the Australia tour.
Before the start of the New Zealand series, Indian cricket team coach Gautam Gambhir has praised Virat Kohli and said that his hunger for runs remains the same as before and even after more than a decade at the top of the game, he continues to perform well with the bat. His desire to score runs has not diminished.
