Virat Kohli just 102 runs from breaking Brian Lara’s Adelaide record!

In the first Test of the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT 2024-25), the energetic Indian side easily defeated Australia’s Perth pride, winning by 295 runs. Aside from the performance of the Indian bowling unit and other hitters, the star batsman Virat Kohli’s incredible century was the topic of discussion on Australian soil.

Interestingly, Virat Kohli has been struggling in the previous several months. On a challenging Perth surface that played possums with both teams throughout the match, the Indian batting mainstay produced a spectacular comeback when it counted most by going undefeated. Notably, after being dismissed cheaply in the opening innings, Kohli quickly made amends by scoring an undefeated 100* off 143 balls, giving Team India the upper hand over Australia, who were given a formidable goal of more than 500 runs.

The Jasprit Bumrah-led team then easily broke through the Perth citadel and harassed the Australian batting order. The second Test match, scheduled for Adelaide, will, however, be a day-night Pink ball Test match. A batter will therefore face difficult conditions because bowlers have traditionally liked to bowl with the pink ball. In the upcoming series, Kohli would attempt to maintain his batting prowess despite all the obstacles against him.

By achieving this, Virat Kohli will have the opportunity to make history once more. Brian Lara, the legendary batsman and former captain of the West Indies, will be the focus of the second Test, which starts on December 6. If you haven’t heard, Lara’s 610 runs at the Adelaide Oval are the most any visiting hitter has ever scored at the famous Australian stadium. In relation to his qualifications at the location, the contemporary legend has amassed 509 runs thus far.

Thus, if Kohli adds two more runs to the historic three-digit total and smashes another century (102 runs) in the forthcoming match, he will surpass Brian Lara’s record. Additionally, if the Delhi-based batsman hits 93 runs in his next batting appearance, he will surpass the 602-run total of former England legend Jack Hobbs at this location. In fact, Kohli will break the mark set by the great Sir Vivian Richards (552 runs) as soon as he reaches 44. It’s fascinating enough that if Kohli achieves another hundred, he will surpass Hobbs in Adelaide’s record for most centuries by a visiting batsman. Hobbs and Kohli are currently deadlocked at three hundred at the famous location.

Hobbs’ record for the most hundreds in Australia was surpassed by Virat Kohli.

He had already struck his tenth century in Australia across all formats during the Perth Test, making him the batter with the most hundreds in Oz. This was his seventh (7th) Test-formatted test score. By doing this, Kohli surpassed Hobbs’ longstanding record of nine hundreds against Australia in their home ground. In the BGT 2024–25 Test series, Team India presently leads by a score of 1-0.

Players with the most runs scored at the Adelaide Oval in the Test format