IND vs SA Boxing Day Test: Virat Kohli The wait for Virat Kohli’s century is like waiting for a new hit of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and both seem unlikely. But all that can change in the Boxing day Test. India Test skipper Kohli last slammed his international century on November 22, 2019. Yes, you read it right, Kohli is yet to slam a ton in the last 765 days. Will it change in the series opener against South Africa? Follow us at InsideSport.IN to find out
The entire country is waiting for the moment for the legendary batsman to end his century jinx that has now spanned to 47 innings.
IND vs SA Boxing Day Test: Can Virat Kohli finally score a century in international cricket after 765 days? Follow LIVE updates
Virat Kohli, who last slammed 153 at SuperSport Park, Centurion, will look to repeat history. He spent a lot of time with head coach Rahul Dravid in the nets. The duo is spending quality time in the nets with Dravid giving precious inputs to Kohli.
- Kohli will look to end his more than two years old century jinx in the Boxing Day Test and end the year on a high.
- He is undergoing a century jinx in the last 21 innings, spanning 761 days. Since then, he has only managed 5 half-centuries in the longest format.
- He had last scored a Test century against Bangladesh on November 22, 2019.
- His average has dipped in the last couple of years as compared to his career average.
- Virat Kohli got starts during India’s tour of England earlier this year but failed to convert them into triple-figure scores
- The swashbuckling batter was the highest run-scorer for India in the 2018 tour when he scored 286 runs at an average of 47.66 in three matches. He hit one hundred and a fifty, however, India went down fighting 1-2 in the series.
- He remains key if India wants to win their maiden Test series.
- Kohli would certainly look to let his bat do the talking after the controversial ODI captaincy change.
Virat Kohli in the last two years
| Year | Mat | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R | Ca | St |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 116 | 19.33 | 40.99 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 483 | 28.41 | 44.31 | 14 | 0 |
| Summary | 97 | 164 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 254* | 7801 | 50.66 | 56.41 | 98 | 0 |
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