Virat Kohli took 1205 days to attain his twenty eighth Test century. His twenty seventh got here on 23 November 2019 in opposition to Bangladesh on the Eden Gardens.
41 innings for Kohli to maneuver from twenty seventh to twenty eighth. His earlier longest wait was the 11 innings he took between his eleventh and twelfth Test a whole lot.
Kohli took 2633 balls between the 2 centuries.
25.70 was Kohli’s Test common between his twenty seventh and twenty eighth Test centuries. In the identical interval, his accomplice Joe Root scored 53, Kane Williamson scored 56 and Steve Smith scored 48 runs.
India’s Virat Kohli kisses the locket in celebration of scoring a century. (AP Photo)
13 centuries scored by Joe Root within the stated interval the place Kohli went with out a Test century. In November 2019, Root had solely 16 Test a whole lot to his credit score, now he has gone forward of Kohli with 29 to his identify.
The 241 deliveries taken by Kohli to deliver up his century in Ahmedabad is the second fewest after the 289 balls he took to deliver up his hundred in opposition to England in Nagpur 2012.
Kohli’s common dropped by 6.85 between his final two Test a whole lot.
India’s Virat Kohli, proper, celebrates with teammate Akshar Patel after scoring a century. (AP Photo)
46 totally different locations the place Kohli has scored a century. Only Sachin Tendulkar is forward of him (53 locations).
Kohli took 552 innings to attain 75 worldwide a whole lot. Lowest, surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s 566.
The 8 centuries places Kohli at par with Sunil Gavaskar’s a whole lot in opposition to Australia. Sachin Tendulkar leads the checklist with 11.
When Virat Kohli scored his final Test century –
Then…
Joe Root: 7282 at 48.41 (16 centuries)
Virat Kohli: 7202 at 54.97 (27 centuries)
Steve Smith: 7033 age 64 (26 centuries)
Kane Williamson: 6322 at 52.21 (20 centuries)
Now
Joe Root 10948 at 50.22 (29 centuries)
Steve Smith 8744 at 58.89 (30 centuries)
Virat Kohli 8230 at 48.12 (27 centuries)
Kane Williamson 7787 at 53.33 (26 centuries)
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
