Virat Kohli Just 3 Centuries Away From Historic Record in Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25

With 30 Test hundreds, Virat Kohli is poised to exceed Brian Lara’s record at the Adelaide Oval and become the first visiting batsman to reach 10 hundreds in Australia.

New Delhi: Virat Kohli scored his 30th Test century to signal his comeback to form as India defeated Australia by 295 runs to start their Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Now that he is back in rhythm, Kohli stands a chance of setting a significant global record if he maintains his series-long run of hundreds.

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Virat Kohli is on the verge of making history with his 30th Test century, his seventh in Australia. He would surpass England’s Jack Hobbs, who now holds the record with nine hundreds, and become the first visiting batter to reach ten in Australia if he hits three more in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Here are the visiting batters with the most number of centuries in Australia:

Jack Hobbs (England)- 9
Wally Hammond (England)- 7
Virat Kohli (India) – 7
Sachin Tendulkar (India)-6
Herbert Sutcliffe (England)- 6

With an incredible 610 runs at the storied Adelaide Oval, Brian Lara now owns the record for the most Test runs by a visiting hitter there.

At the Adelaide Oval, Virat Kohli has amassed 509 runs thus far. He would break both Sir Vivian Richards’ record of 552 runs and Brian Lara’s record of 610 runs at the venue if he scores a another 102 runs in the second Test match against Australia.