Virat Kohli breaks Ian Botham’s record, creates new history in third ODI against Australia

IND Vs AUS 3rd ODI Match: Today, on Saturday, 25 October, the last match of the 3-match series between India and Australia was played on the Sydney grounds. Australia gave Team India a target of 237 runs to win, which India easily achieved thanks to Rohit Sharma’s century and Virat Kohli’s half-century. In this match, Indian team’s veteran batsman Virat Kohli has created another new history in the ODI match. With his brilliant fielding, Kohli has broken a very special record of England’s great all-rounder Ian Botham. With this record, Kohli has become the foreign fielder who has taken the most catches on Australian soil.

Virat Kohli took two catches

Virat Kohli, one of the best fielders of the Indian team, took 2 catches in this match. Australian batsman Matthew Short played a powerful sweep shot on the ball of Washington Sundar. Virat Kohli, who was fielding at square leg, took an excellent catch by jumping in the air. With this, Kohli broke Ian Botham’s record and became the foreign player with the most catches on Australian soil. After this, in the match, Kohli also caught the catch of Cooper Connolly on the ball of Harshit Rana.

Ian Botham’s record broken

Virat Kohli has become the foreign fielder who has taken the most catches in international cricket on Australian soil. This historic moment came during Australia’s innings, when he broke the record of Ian Botham of England. Kohli now has 38 catches in his name on Australian soil. Whereas Botham had taken a total of 37 catches in Australia and at third place in this list is the name of Carl Hooper of West Indies, who took a total of 33 catches in Australia.

Virat’s amazing fitness

This record also reflects the tremendous fitness of Virat Kohli. Even at the age of 36, he shows agility on the field like young players. Virat’s dedication and passion for the game helps him in creating such unique records. This new history is an inspiration for young players that just scoring runs is not enough, but it is important to perform well in every department of cricket.