Senior Team India batter Virat Kohli will be eager to break his poor scoring streak when the hosts face New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai starting Friday, November 1. Although the third and final Test of the series is effectively a dead rubber, the hosts still have a lot at stake, particularly regarding their qualification for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
So far in the Test series, Kohli has only accumulated 88 runs across four innings. He scored 0 and 70 in the first Test in Bengaluru, followed by 1 and 17 in the second Test in Pune. In the previous series against Bangladesh, he also struggled, with a top score of just 47 in four innings.
This marks a noticeable decline for one of the game’s greats. In 2024, the right-hander has averaged 27.22 across 10 Test innings, managing just one half-century.
Virat Kohli’s performance in Test matches at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai
Kohli has played five Test matches at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, boasting an impressive red-ball record there. He has accumulated 469 runs at an average of 58.62, including one century.
While captaining the team, he scored 235 runs off 340 balls against England in December 2016. This innings, lasting 515 minutes, included 25 fours and a six, contributing to India’s victory by an innings and 36 runs.
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Kohli’s first Test at Wankhede Stadium was against West Indies in November 2011, where he scored 52 and 63 in a drawn match. In November 2012, he was dismissed for 19 and 7 as India lost to England by 10 wickets. His next match at the venue was again against the West Indies in November 2013, where he made 57, contributing to a 126-run victory.
His most recent Test at Wankhede was against New Zealand in December 2021, where he was out for a duck in the first innings and scored 36 in the second, helping India secure a 372-run win.
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