Captain Rohit Sharma and previous captain Virat Kohli may have a combat inside of a combat when India face Sri Lanka within the pink-ball Take a look at from March 12 in Bengaluru. India have to this point performed 3 day-night Exams, successful 2 at house and dropping the only which they performed in Australia, dropping the Adelaide Take a look at upon getting bowled out for 36 within the first innings.
Virat Kohli is on most sensible of the Indian batting charts with maximum runs within the pink-ball Exams. The previous skipper has scored 241 runs in 4 innings in pink-ball Exams at a mean of 60.25. Kohli is the one Indian batter with 100 in pink-ball Exams as he scored 136 in opposition to Bangladesh in India’s innings victory in Kolkata, their first-ever day-night affair at house. Particularly, it was once additionally the final time Virat Kohli scored 100 in world cricket.
In his one centesimal Take a look at, Virat Kohli were given off to a excellent get started however he was once pushed aside fo4 45 via Lasith Embuldeniya in Mohali final week. Alternatively, India controlled to win the landmark Take a look at via an innings and 222 runs.
At the elite listing, Rohit Sharma is on the 2d spot with 112 runs in 2 Exams. Rohit hit a the most important 66 in India’s final day-night fixture which got here in opposition to England in Ahmedabad final 12 months. Rohit has a possibility to overhaul Kohli, equipped the skipper is going large and within the pink-ball Take a look at and makes up for his strange appearing with the bat within the first Take a look at.
MOST RUNS FOR INDIA IN PINK-BALL TESTS
Virat Kohli – 241 in 3 Exams
Rohit Sharma – 112 in 2 Exams
Ajinkya Rahane – 100 in 3 Exams
Cheteshwar Pujara – 98 in 3 Exams
In the meantime, Virat Kohli, who changed into best the sixth Indian baiter to pasta 8000 Take a look at runs in Mohali, has a possibility to move previous Australia nice Mark Waugh who completed with 8029 runs because the India batter wishes 23 runs to do. Kohli may be 25 runs in the back of mythical Gary Sobers at the elite listing.
Within the bowling division, R Ashwin, who went previous Kapil Dev’s tally of wickets within the all-time listing to grow to be the 2d maximum a hit Indian Take a look at bowler, has a possibility to equivalent Anil Kumble”s report for essentially the most choice of 5-wicket hauls for India in house Exams.
Ashwin, who has 306 Take a look at wickets at house, 44 not up to Anil Kumble, has 24 5-wicket hauls. Kumble tops the listing with 25 5-wicket hauls.
MOST 5-WICKET HAULS FOR INDIA IN HOME TESTS
Anil Kumble – 25 in 63 suits
R Ashwin – 24 in 50 suits
Harbhajan Singh – 18 in 55 suits
Kapil Dev – 11 in 65 suits
