Virat Kohli on Brink of Shattering Brian Lara's Record in Second Test against Australia at Adelaide

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New Delhi: India's cricket team is currently in Australia for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25, a five-Test match series. Despite facing challenging conditions, India emerged victorious in the first Test held in Perth, defeating Australia by a remarkable margin of 295 runs. This historic win made India the first team ever to achieve such a feat against Australia. Key players, including Virat Kohli, Yashaswi Jaiswal, and Jasprit Bumrah, played crucial roles in this triumph, which carries significant implications for the series and their qualification for the World Test Championship final. Notably, Virat Kohli showcased his brilliance by scoring his 30th Test century, while Yashaswi Jaiswal joined a select group of batsmen who have scored centuries in Perth. As the next Test match approaches, to be played at the Adelaide Oval starting from December 6, all eyes are on Kohli as he aims to break a long-standing record held by Brian Lara.

Brian Lara holds the record of most number of runs at Adelaide Oval by a visiting batsman. Lara has scored a massive 610 runs at this iconic venue which is the most by any batsman that doesn’t belongs to Australia.

Virat Kohli has scored 509 runs at the Adelaide Oval. With 102 more runs in the second Test, he will surpass 611 runs, breaking Brian Lara’s record. He needs just 44 more runs to surpass Sir Vivian Richards‘ record of 552 runs at the venue.

Virat Kohli achieves historic feat with 10 centuries against Australia across three formats

Virat Kohli, with his 100* off 143 balls in the second innings against Australia, has now scored seven Test centuries in Australia. In total, he has three more centuries against Australia in other formats, making him the first player in history to score 10 centuries against Australia across all three international formats. This achievement surpasses the previous record held by England’s Jack Hobbs, who had nine centuries against Australia on Australian soil.