There are a number of records that Virat Kohli is set to break in his cricket career. India’s treadmill has been on a roll for the past 6-7 years, scoring a huge number of runs while winning matches for his team. The format doesn’t even matter, as Kohli is one of the top scorers in all formats of the game. However, it is in ODI cricket that Kohli has been incredibly prolific.
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The Indian pattern is currently six centuries away from Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most hundreds in the 50-year format. Kohli has scored 43 tons in 248 games with an outstanding average of 59.3. Kohli is also just 133 races away from completing 12,000 races at ODI and can achieve the feat in the ODI series against Australia.
He will become the sixth cricketer to reach this milestone in ODIs while being the first cricketer to achieve this feat in less than 300 innings. Kohli will lead India in the first ODI when they play Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
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Kohli made a big decision before the Australian series to take paternity leave after the first test in Adelaide. It meant Kohli will miss the rest of the three tests in Australia, something that has become a topic of discussion in cricket circles.
The Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) confirmed that it granted paternity leave to Indian captain Kohli, who will return from Team India’s upcoming tour of Australia after the first test. The BCCI in an official statement confirmed that Kohli had informed the board of her plans to return home for the birth of her first child.
“At the selection committee meeting held on October 26, 2020, Mr. Virat Kohli informed BCCI about his plans to return to India after the first test in Adelaide. The BCCI has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain. He will return after the first test against Australia in Adelaide, ”stated the BCCI statement.
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