IND vs SA LIVE: Will Virat Kohli end century drought at Wanderers- India Test captain Virat Kohli will be in focus after another failure in the opening Test against South Africa. The 33-year-old will look to make amendments after failing big time in Centurion with scores of just 35 & 18. Kohli has not scored an international century in 2019 & 2020 but will certainly look to start 2021 on a positive note. Follow India vs South Africa live updates on InsideSport.IN
IND vs SA LIVE: Will Virat Kohli finally ring in New Year by ending century drought after two years gap, repeat 2018 heroics at Wanderers? Follow LIVE updates
- India Test skipper Kohli last slammed his international ton on November 22, 2019, against Bangladesh.
- He is undergoing a century drought since the last 25 innings, spanning 772 days (Sunday, Jan 2).
- He will look to repeat his heroics of 119 & 96 that he made during his debut Test in SA at the venue in 2013.
- He has scored 310 runs in 2 Tests at Wanderers at an average of 77+ and led India to victory in the 2018 Test by 63 runs.
- His average has dipped in the last couple of years as compared to his career average.
- In 14 matches since his last century, Virat Kohli has averaged 26.08 scoring only 652 runs without any ton in Test cricket.
- He remains key if India wants to win their maiden Test series in SA. Virat Kohli as batter was the highest run-scorer for India in the 2018 tour when he scored 286 runs at an average of 47.66 in three games.
Virat Kohli- Last two years
| Year | Mat | Inns | NO | 100s | 50s | 0s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R | Ca | St |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 74 | 116 | 19.33 | 40.99 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 536 | 28.21 | 44.08 | 14 | 0 |
| Career | 98 | 166 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 254* | 7854 | 50.35 | 56.28 | 98 | 0 |
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid on Sunday backed skipper Virat Kohli to have some “big runs” in the upcoming Tests against South Africa.
“In keeping the morale high (in South Africa) it has not been difficult as it has been led the skipper himself. Virat Kohli has been phenomenal over the last 20 days, the way he has trained he has practiced,” said Dravid on the eve of the second Test against South Africa.
“I couldn’t speak highly of him the way he is committed to his own preparation. And also with the way he has connected himself with the group on and off the field. Even though he batted and couldn’t convert those starts I really feel there will be a big run of scores once he clicks in,” he added.
IND vs SA LIVE: Will Virat Kohli finally ring in New Year by ending century drought after two years gap, repeat 2018 heroics at Wanderers? Follow LIVE updates
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