Cape Town, First Published Jan 18, 2022, 2:33 PM IST
Cape Town: All eyes will be on Virat Kohli when India play their first ODI once morest South Africa (SAvIND) tomorrow. Seven years later, Kohli is stepping down as captain. Fans also have high expectations when it comes down to just being a batsman. Fans are hoping to see the old Collie scrambling for centuries.
Meanwhile, some milestones await Koli. It was in November 2019 that Kohli Kohli scored his last century. He averaged just 28.14 in the last 15 Tests he played. This will include six half-centuries. He has scored 649 runs in the last 15 ODIs at an average of 43.36.
When Kohli enters the first ODI, he will have the opportunity to overtake India coach Rahul Dravid and BCCI President Sourav Ganguly. Kohli has the opportunity to become the second highest run scorer in ODIs once morest South Africa. With 26 more runs to go, Dravid (1309) can be overtaken. Ganguly has 1313 runs to his credit. Tendulkar tops the list with 2001 runs.
Kohli is ranked eighth in the world in terms of number of players. Ricky Ponting (1879) is second only to Tendulkar. Kumar Sangakkara (1789), Steve Waugh (1581) and Shivnarine Chanderpaul (1559) are on the list. In South Africa alone, Kohli has 887 runs once morest them. There is an opportunity to overtake Dravid in this regard.
Among Indians, Dravid (930) is third. Ganguly is second with 1048 runs. Tendulkar (1453) was the first. Ponting (1423) is second only to Tendulkar in the world rankings.
Last Updated Jan 18, 2022, 2:33 PM IST
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