How has Virat Kohli fared in Visakhapatnam (ODIs)? Decoding stats
What's the story
Virat Kohli will be the cynosure of all eyes when India and South Africa meet each other in the 3rd and final ODI of their three-match series in Visakhapatnam on Saturday. The Team India stalwart is on a superb run of form in ODIs. He smashed successive hundreds in the 1st two ODIs of this series. Here we decode his ODI stats in Vizag.
Vizag
Kohli averages 97.83 in Vizag, owns 5 fifty-plus scores (ODIs)
Kohli is the highest scorer in ODIs at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam. The 37-year-old Kohli has racked up a total of 587 runs from 7 matches. He owns an average of 97.83 at this venue, as per ESPNcricinfo. He has belted three tons and 2 fifties with his strike rate being 100.34. He is the onky batter with 50-plus fours in Vizag.
Milestones
Kohli is approaching 14,500 ODI runs, including 9,000 in Asia
Kohli is closing in on 14,500 ODI runs. He has amassed 14.492 from 307 matches (295 innings) at 58.20. He will become the 2nd batter after Sachin Tendulkar to achieve the landmark. Tendulkar scored 18,426 ODI runs. Meanwhile, Kohli has amassed 8,963 runs from 181 matches in Asia. He is 37 runs shy of the 9,000-run mark. Kohli averages 59.75 in Asia.