Virat Kohli Best Tour in Test Cricket: Virat Kohli has shocked everyone by retiring from Test cricket. This is a big shock for cricket fans. Today, every fan of Virat is bid farewell to him with moist eyes from Test cricket. Virat has been a favorite format and his game has been greatly enhanced by this form. But the visit of Virat, which made him King Kohli, defeated the Kangaroos on his land and Virat became the king of red ball cricket.
Virat Kohli’s Australia tour 2014-2015
Virat Kohli has announced to retire from Test cricket after 14 years. But when Virat went on a tour of Australia 11 years ago, then the condition of Kangaroos, the bowlers of Australia have not forgotten even today. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2014-2015 may have lost India, but that tour had put Virat Kohli’s fear in the hearts and minds of the opposition team. On this tour, Virat was made the captain of the Indian Test cricket team.
First match- Adelaide
The first match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was played in Adelaide. Australia won by 48 runs in this match. But Virat Kohli won his name on Australia’s land by scoring a century in both innings of the first match before this tour. Virat scored 115 runs in 184 balls in the first inning. In the second inning, Kohli scored 141 runs in 175 balls.
Second match- Brisbane
On this tour of Australia, only Brisbane’s ground was a stadium where Virat Kohli’s bat was silent. This match was lost by Team India by 4 wickets. In the first innings of this match, Virat scored 19 runs in 27 balls and only 1 run in 11 balls in the second innings. But the entire team of India gave Australia a tough fight in this match. India scored 408 runs while batting first. In response, Australia scored 505 runs. In the second innings, the Indian team was able to score 224 runs, in response to which Australia scored 130 runs and won the match.
Third match- Melbourne
The third match between India and Australia was played in Melbourne. In this, the Australia team batted first and set a huge target of 530 runs in front of India. In response, India scored 465 runs. In this innings, the most came from Virat Kohli’s bat. Virat played a brilliant innings of 169 runs in 272 balls. In the second innings, Australia declared the innings for 318 runs after falling 9 wickets. In response, Team India was able to score 174 runs at the loss of 6 wickets and this match was drawn. In the second innings, Virat scored 54 runs in 99 balls. The pair of Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane transformed the match into a draw instead of defeat.
Fourth match- Sydney
In this match between India-Australia, the Kangaroos team came to bat first. While batting first, Australia declared the innings by scoring 572 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. Virat Kohli’s bat thundered again in this ground. Virat played a bang of 147 runs in 230 balls. Virat from the Indian team was the highest run -scorer in this innings as well. Team India scored 475 runs in the first innings.
Australia declared the innings by scoring 251 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings. The Kangaroos team wanted India to win this match of Sydney by dismissing India quickly, but the Indian batsmen did not allow these mansubs of Australia to succeed. Virat scored 46 runs in 95 balls in the second innings. Team India scored 252 runs at the loss of total 7 wickets and drawn the match.
Virat became King Kohli
Team India may have lost this series under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, but after this tour, India did not lose any border-gavaskar trophy under the captaincy of Virat. After this, Virat was a full -time captain in two more series. Virat won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to India in 2016-17 and 2018-19. Virat took over the captaincy of the Indian team during BGT and now only after BGT announced his retirement from this cricket format.
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