Fans are rooting for Virat Kohli to make big runs on the upcoming tour of West Indies. India will play 2 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 5 T20Is in West Indies and the USA.
However, Virat Kohli will not feature in the T20I series; he hasn’t played a single T20I since last year’s T20 World Cup in Australia and has focused on ODIs and Tests.
Here are 3 major records Virat Kohli can break on the West Indies tour:
Most runs against West Indies in all three formats
West Indies have been one of Virat Kohli’s favorite opposition and the star batter has pummelled them for over a decade. Across the three formats, Kohli has amassed 3653 runs against West Indies – which is the second-most for any batsman against West Indies, behind only Jacques Kallis’ tally of 4120 runs. Kohli averages 57 against West Indies and Kallis 61; Kohli has 11 centuries against WI, Kallis 12.
Kohli is 467 runs behind Kallis in this list. Since Kohli isn’t part of the T20I series, he will have to have 3-4 big knocks against WI in the 2 Tests and 3 ODIs to go past Kallis’ total vs WI.
Most runs vs West Indies in West Indies
West Indies is not an easy place to score runs against the hosts as there is help for both pacers and spinners on those pitches. But Virat Kohli has been a force in WI against the home team.
Across the three formats, he has scored 1365 runs against West Indies in West Indies at an average of 50. The list is led by former India skipper and now head coach, Rahul Dravid, who scored 1838 runs vs WI at the opposition’s home. Kohli is 473 runs behind Dravid. If Kohli has a good tour, he can certainly go past Dravid’s tally.
Most hundreds vs West Indies
As mentioned earlier, since his early days Virat Kohli has had a liking for the West Indies bowlers and his 3653 runs against them are his 4th most against a particular opposition. He averages a terrific 57 against WI across formats in 70 matches with the help of 11 hundreds.
Only Sunil Gavaskar (13) and Kallis (12) have more centuries against West Indies than Kohli’s 11. He will need 3 hundreds on this tour to go past Gavaskar’s record.
