Virat Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar in elite list, becomes second player in history to achieve THIS feat
India star batter Virat Kohli achieved yet another milestone on Saturday in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar series at The Gabba. Kohli became only the second player to feature in 100 or more international games against Australia, joining legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar in the elite list.
Tendulkar played a total of 110 international matches against the Baggy Greens. Kohli has so far featured in 28 Tests, 49 ODIs and 23 T20Is, scoring 5326 runs in 117 innings against the Aussies.
Most international matches played against Australia
- Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 110 matches
- Virat Kohli (India) – 100 matches
- Desmond Haynes (West Indies) – 97 matches
- MS Dhoni (India) – 91 matches
- Sir Vivian Richards (West Indies) – 88 matches
Meanwhile, Day 1 of the 3rd Test was washed out with less than 15 overs of play possible on in Brisbane on Saturday.
Invited to bat, Australia ended the rain-marred day on 28 for no loss from 13.2 overs. Usman Khawaja is currently unbeaten on 19 while Nathan McSweeney is unbeaten on 4.
Pacers Jasprit Bumrah (0/8 in 6 overs), Mohammed Siraj (0/13 in 4 overs) and Akash Deep (0/2 in 3.2 overs) bowled for India on the opening day of the Test.
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