Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar
IND vs AUS, 3rd Test: The results of the 2nd Test matches of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 between India and Australia have been declared and now both the teams are preparing for the third Test match which will be played in Brisbane, Gabba. Australia was dominant for a time at Gabba but last time India had shattered the pride of Kangaroo team by winning the match here. In such a situation, a fierce competition is expected between Australia and India in the Gaba Test. The Indian team started with a resounding win in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, but in the very second match, Australia made a comeback and leveled the series 1-1. Now in the third test there will be a competition between the two teams to go ahead in the series.
In the Gabba Test, all eyes will be on Indian team’s star batsman Virat Kohli, who managed to score a century in the first Test played in Perth but could not do anything special with the bat in both the innings of the second Test played in Adelaide. In such a situation, Indian fans will have high expectations from Kohli in the third test. If Kohli scores a hundred in the third test then he will win the India vs Australia test. He will surpass Steve Smith and reach the second position in terms of scoring most centuries in cricket. india vs australia test Currently, Smith and Kohli are jointly second in cricket with 9 centuries each.
Batsmen who scored most centuries in India vs Australia Test
- Sachin Tendulkar- 11
- Steve Smith-9
- Virat Kohli- 9
Not only this, with Kohli scoring a century at Gabba, he will become the Indian batsman to score the most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin and Kohli have 9 centuries each in BGT. Although Virat should not miss the India vs Australia test. To surpass Sachin Tendulkar in terms of scoring most centuries in cricket, he will have to score 3 centuries. Although Sachin has scored 11 centuries against Australia in Tests, but 2 of his centuries came before the debut of Border-Gavaskar. This is the reason why only 9 out of 11 centuries of Sachin are counted in BGT.
Most centuries in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
- Virat Kohli- 9
- Sachin Tendulkar- 9
- Steve Smith-8
If Kohli manages to score a century at Gabba, he will become only the third visiting player in the world to score Test centuries at all five major venues in Australia. So far, Sunil Gavaskar and Alastair Cook are the only visiting batsmen to have scored Test centuries at all five major Australian venues. Kohli currently holds the record of scoring centuries in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne. The Gabba is the only major venue where Kohli has not been able to reach triple figures in a Test innings. Like Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar has also scored centuries in four venues of Australia i.e. Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and WACA in Perth.
Batsmen who scored centuries at all five major venues in Australia
- Sunil Gavaskar: Centuries in Adelaide, Gabba, Melbourne, Sydney and WACA
- Alastair Cook: Centuries in Adelaide, Gabba, Melbourne, Sydney and WACA
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