Virat Kohli, India's former captain, recently reached a significant milestone in his international career...
Digital Desk: India and Australia square off in the third test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Indore. The Men in Blue chose to bat first at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, but nothing went their way as the Aussie spinners shined on Day 1. On a turning surface, the Indian batting was outclassed. Meanwhile, India's former captain, Virat Kohli, has attained an important milestone in his international career.
Kohli, who amassed 25000 international runs in the second Test in Delhi, has now joined another rare group of Indian cricketers. The former Indian skipper has become the third Indian cricketer to play 200 international matches at home. Kohli is playing his 492nd International match across all formats, and his 200th at home.
Indian players that have played the most international matches at home:
Sachin Tendulkar has 258*, MS Dhoni has 202*, and Virat Kohli has 200*
Playing Scenario of IND vs AUS on 3rd Test of Day-1
India lost 5 wickets in the first 50 runs, but Kohli and Bharat fought back.
On Day 1, India was 84/7 at the break, with Axar Patel and Ravi Ashwin at the crease. They lost all of their batters, and Kohli was the leading scorer till lunch, with 22 runs.
IND vs AUS on 3rd Test of Day-1, India's Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Srikar Bharat (wk), Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
IND vs AUS on 3rd Test of Day-1, Australia's Playing XI:
Usman Khawaja, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith (c), Peter Handscomb, Cameron Green, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Todd Murphy, Matthew Kuhnemann
