Ind vs SA Test series: Kagiso Rabada vs Virat Kohli- Injured Anrich Nortje might have been ruled out of the Test series to give some respite to India batters but South Africa premium pacer Kagiso Rabada still remains a big threat. The speedster is expected to create a lot of damage for the visitors at home, especially against India captain Virat Kohli. Follow India Tour of South Africa live updates on InsideSport.IN
Rabada has dismissed him for a record 7 times across formats. He will look to continue his excellent form amid the Indian skipper’s lean patch with the bat for the last couple of years.
Ind vs SA Test series: Is India captain Virat Kohli a bunny of Kagiso Rabada? 7 dismissals across formats
Former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer has warned Team India of Kagiso Rabada. “South Africa has a decent fast bowling attack, there is no doubt it (on Tuesday, CSA said that fast bowler Anrich Nortje has been ruled out of the series because of a recurring hit related injury). Rabada is one of the best. He is going to challenge the Indian batters. They have sufficient quality. Their pace bowling will definitely challenge India. But their batting is not the same it was before. Nonetheless, it will be a challenging tour for India,” he told News 18.
Virat Kohli vs Rabada- 309 runs & 7 dismissals
- Kohli will look to end his more than two years old century jinx in the Boxing Day Test and end the year on a high.
- He is undergoing a century jinx in the last 21 innings, spanning 761 days. Since then, he has only managed 5 half-centuries in the longest format.
- He had last scored a Test century against Bangladesh on November 22, 2019.
- His average has dipped in the last couple of years as compared to his career average.
Virat Kohli in 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 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 72 | 483 | 28.41 | 44.31 | 14 | 0 |
| Summary | 97 | 164 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 254* | 7801 | 50.66 | 56.41 | 98 | 0 |
- KL Rahul vs Rabada- 32 runs, 2 dismissals
- Mayank Agarwal vs Rabada- 109 runs, 3 dismissals
- Cheteshwar Pujara vs Rabada- 75 runs, 2 dismissals
Ind vs SA Test series: Is India captain Virat Kohli a bunny of Kagiso Rabada? 7 dismissals across formats
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