Bangladesh Series: Can Virat Kohli regain his lost touch?

The Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, will face Bangladesh in a 2-test series commencing on September 19 in Chennai. This series marks the return of Kohli to test cricket after a hiatus. The M.A Chidambaram Stadium is known for aiding spinners, and Kohli has an impressive record here.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli

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The Men in Blue will be in action as they take on Bangladesh in the upcoming 2-test series starting from September 19 in Chennai, which also marks the return of India’s run machine Virat Kohli in test cricket after a long break. Bangladesh is the opponent Kohli loves to score against as he has an excellent record against the Tigers in tests. 

In six matches, Kohli has scored 437 runs with an average of 54.62 which includes 2 centuries. 

The Indian team is invincible, especially on their home soil. Bangladesh recently created history by defeating Pakistan at their home den. However, Bangladesh will have a tough job defeating the mighty force as they have not lost a test series since 2012. 

For India, several key players can decide the outcome of the series - Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Yashasvi Jaiswal, but there is another star player who is also under the radar - Virat Kohli.

Kohli, who missed the test series against England due to the birth of his second child, will be looking to make a perfect comeback to start his redemption act and his quest to surpass 10,000 runs in tests which will put him in an elite group of test players. 

M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has been always known for providing assistance for spinners. Kohli has an excellent record at this venue. He has scored 267 runs at an average of 44.50 including a century and 2 fifties. 

This are some of the records which Kohli can surpass. 

Fastest Player to reach 27,000 International runs

To become the fastest player in history to achieve 27,000 international runs, Kohli needs just 58 more runs. Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for the fastest to this milestone, achieving it in 623 innings. Virat has 31 innings to surpass Tendulkar’s record, but there is a possibility that he could reach it in the very next match.

He currently stands with 26,942 runs from 591 innings across the game so far. If he can cross the 27k mark in the next 8 innings, he will be the first cricketer to achieve 27,000 runs in less than 600 innings.

He needs one century to surpass SIR Don Bradman.

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