Virat Kohli owns two ODI centuries in Ranchi: Stats
What's the story
Indian batting talisman Virat Kohli will return to action in India's upcoming ODI series against South Africa. The first match of the three-match series will be played at the JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on November 30. Kohli, who recently regained his form during the Australia tour, has an impressive ODI record in Ranchi. Here we decode the same.
Stats
Ranchi is Kohli's happy hunting ground
Ranchi has been a special place for Kohli. Across five ODI matches at this venue, he has scored 384 runs in just four innings at an astonishing average of 192.00. This includes two centuries and a fifty. His last ODI outing here was a memorable one - a breathtaking 123 off 95 balls against Australia while chasing 314 runs with no other Indian batter crossing the mark of 40 runs. His other scores here read 77, 139, and 45.
Record details
Kohli's impressive ODI stats against South Africa
In 31 ODIs against South Africa, Kohli has scored a whopping 1,504 runs at an average of 65.39. His record includes five centuries and eight half-centuries, with a top score of an unbeaten 160. Only Jacques Kallis (1,535) and Sachin Tendulkar (2,001) have more runs in India-South Africa ODIs than him. At home, Kohli averages 54.37 against the Proteas team, having scored 435 runs with the help of two tons and as many fifties.
Milestone pursuit
Kohli's journey toward the 28,000-run milestone
Notably, Kohli is just 337 runs away from the 28,000-run landmark in international cricket. If he achieves this feat in this series, he will join Kumar Sangakkara and Sachin Tendulkar in an elite club. Currently, Kohli has scored a total of 27,673 runs from 553 matches at an average of 52.21 with 82 centuries and 144 half-centuries to his name.