Background: Virat Kohli is one of the most successful overseas batsmen in Australia. So far he has scored 7 Test hundreds in Australia and 3 of those have been scored at Adelaide Oval. He is at number 3 spot for most test runs at Adelaide oval by an overseas player ( 509 runs) after Brian Lara topping at 610 runs, followed by Sir Viv Richards at 552 runs. It all started in 2011-12 summer when he scored his first hundred at Adelaide Oval , followed by two double innings hundreds during 2014-15 Summer test. That particular test was made memorable by his heroic and attacking mindset while chasing 364 runs target set by Aussies. He fell short of partners at other end and eventually got out at 141 but that innings truly confirmed his love affair with Adelaide Oval and spiritual touch to his performance.
Kohli’s test hundreds in Australia came at following venues:
January 2012 Adelaide Oval
December 2014 Adelaide Oval
December 2014 Adelaide Oval
December 2014 MCG
January 2015 SCG
December 2018 Perth Stadium
November 2024 Perth Stadium
Current Scenario: India is leading series 1-0 and can not ask for a better position to go into Adelaide pink ball test. Another good news is we can confidently say that Virat Kohli is back in his zone when he scored a well earned 100 in Perth last week. He took his time, fought hard earlier on in his innings and then escalated his run rate finishing the innings with 100 not out. Indeed it was a relief for him, his family, and fans all around the world to see a century after scoring just 93 runs in last 6 innings.
For him, the job is not done yet. Virat kohli that we know of is a competitor , match winner, run machine and loves scoring at Adelaide Oval. He knows how to handle the pink ball swing and pace from left arm fast bowlers like Mitchel Starc or seam bowlers like Scott Boland. He knows how to use his wrists for that cover drive off Nathan Lyon that we are all fan off over the years, and he knows how to navigate and target shorter boundaries at Adelaide Oval. Being a cricket lover and Kohli fan I am anxiously waiting for Pink ball test to start and like millions of fans around the world to see Kohli bat.
