Virat Kohli Arrives In Perth For IND vs AUS 1st Test: Border-Gavaskar Trophy is to be played between India and Australia from 22nd November, in which a five-match Test series is going to be played between the two teams. The Indian team is leaving for Australia in two batches for this series. One batch left on the night of 10th November while the second batch is scheduled to leave on 11th November. But amidst all this, Virat Kohli has become the first Indian cricketer to step on Australian soil.
Virat Kohli stepped on Australian soil
Virat Kohli has become the first Indian player to reach Australia to play the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He flew to Australia before his teammates and is now busy preparing for the first Test in Perth. According to a report in Times of India, Virat Kohli has reached Perth before the other players. One group has already left and the other group is going to leave today.
Let us tell you that Virat Kohli was spotted with his wife Anushka Sharma and both children at Mumbai Airport on November 9, where fans were seen taking selfies with him.
Virat Kohli’s statistics in test matches on Australian soil
In the current Indian team, Virat Kohli is the player who has scored the most runs in Test matches on Australian soil. Virat Kohli has played 13 test matches in Australia. In these 13 test matches, he has scored 1352 runs at an average of 54.08. This includes 6 centuries and 4 half-centuries.
Virat Kohli scored the first century of his Test career on 24 January 2012 at Adelaide Oval. During his first century, Kohli scored 116 runs in 213 balls at a strike rate of 54.46.
Indian players will leave for Australia in two batches
This time the players of the Indian team are leaving for Australia in two batches. In the first batch, key players like Shubman Gill, Mohammad Siraj, Akash Deep, Washington Sundar and Yashasvi Jaiswal left for Australia on 10 November. The rest of the squad and support staff, including head coach Gautam Gambhir, will fly to Australia on November 11.
