Indian skipper Virat Kohli is likely one of the uncommon batsman in worldwide cricket who averages greater than 50 in all three codecs of the sport. Kohli has a mean of 52.37 in Tests, 59.31 in ODIs and 50.48 after 85 T20 internationals until date.
Team India will start their last stretch to the T20 World Cup later this yr at dwelling with a five-match collection in opposition to England starting on Friday (March 12). Kohli will march into his 86th T20Is on the cusp of a massive record.
The Indian skipper wants solely 72 extra runs to turn out to be the primary batsman to full 3,000 runs in T20 worldwide cricket. Kohli presently has 2,928 runs with 25 half-centuries and a top-score of 94 not out.
Kohli, who had a modest outing in four-match Test collection, has a strike-rate of 138.43 in T20 cricket and is the main run-getter in this format of the sport. New Zealand’s Martin Guptill, who was in glowing type in the five-match T20 collection in opposition to Australia, holds the second place in the run-getter’s tally whereas Indian opener Rohit Sharma is in third place.
Rohit Sharma wants 227 runs to attain the mark however given the form of type he’s in and his penchant for giant scores in the format, he might problem Virat Kohli for the record. The incontrovertible fact that Rohit Sharma opens and Virat Kohli comes in at No. 3 additionally provides the previous an edge.
India vice-captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday stated his crew isn’t seeing the upcoming five-match collection in opposition to England as a costume rehearsal for the T20 World Cup at dwelling later this yr and stays focussed on successful it.
“We don’t see it as any rehearsal … We are not thinking too far ahead and focusing on winning the series,” Rohit Sharma stated forward of the collection opener right here on Friday.
