IND vs AUS 2024 Pink Ball Test: Virat Kohli eyes Donald Bradman’s MASSIVE record, Yashasvi Jaiswal looks to go past Sachin Tendulkar
Team India batters Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal will be aiming for huge records when they take on Australia in the second Test of the five-match series against Australia. The second game at Adelaide Oval will be a ‘Pink Ball’ Day-and-Night Test beginning on Friday. India are already 1-0 in the series after their massive 295-run win in the first Test in Perth last week.
Kohli and Jaiswal were the two centurions for India in the second innings of the Perth Test. Former captain Virat notched up his 30th Test ton and 81st international century in India’s second-innings run-riot.
Kohli’s century was his 10th international ton against Australia – the second-highest by any batter against any team away from home. Legendary cricketer Sir Donald Bradman holds the record with 11 tons against England in England from 1930 to 1948. The Indian surpassed Englishman Jack Hobbs (9 tons vs Australia) and Sachin Tendulkar (9 tons vs Sri Lanka) with the Perth century.
Here is the full list of batter with most tons against a team away from home…
| Player | Years | Country | Matches | 100s |
| Don Bradman (AUS) | 1930-1948 | England | 19 | 11 |
| Virat Kohli (IND) | 2011-2024 | Australia | 43 | 10 |
| Jack Hobbs (ENG) | 1908-1929 | Australia | 24 | 9 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 1993-2010 | Sri Lanka | 41 | 9 |
| Vivian Richards (WI) | 1976-1991 | England | 39 | 8 |
| Sunil Gavaskar (IND) | 1971-1983 | England | 16 | 7 |
The Royal Challengers Batter (RCB) just needs a couple of more centuries to surpass Bradman’s incredible record. On the other hand, Jasiwal notched up his 3rd century of 2024 to lead India’s charge at Perth.
This year so far, Jaiswal has scored 1,280 runs at an average of 58.18 and a strike rate of 72.52, with three centuries and seven fifties with a best of 214 not out. The youngster is 282 runs away from overtaking Tendulkar’s record of most Test runs by an Indian during a calendar year.
In 2010, Tendulkar slammed 1,562 runs in 14 Tests and 23 innings at an average of 78.10, with seven centuries and five fifties. His best score was 214.
The highest amount of Test runs in a calendar year belongs to Pakistan batting legend Mohammed Yousuf, who scored 1,788 runs in 2006 in 11 matches and 19 innings at an average of 99.33. He scored a massive nine centuries and three fifties, with the best score of 202.