BAN vs IND: Virat Kohli 21 Runs Away From Matching Sourav Ganguly And Ricky Ponting’s Elite ODI Record In 2nd ODI

BAN vs IND: Virat Kohli has been in scintillating form of late. The right-handed batter turned up the ante in the Asia Cup and the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.

He finished both tournaments as the leading run-getter for India. Moreover, Virat Kohli finished the T20 WC 2022 as the leading run-scorer.

Virat Kohli scored 296 runs including four fifties to his name. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is currently in Bangladesh for the ODI and the Test assignment.

The first game ended in favour of the Tigers as they pulled off the ropes from the jaws of defeat. Bangladesh cricket team won the game by 1 wicket in Dhaka to take the first lead in the series.

Virat Kohli failed to deliver the goods with the bat as he scored nine runs off 15 balls including a four before he was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan.

However, Virat Kohli will be looking forward to doing well in the second ODI. Moreover, it is also a must-win game for the Indian cricket team in order to stay alive in the series.

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BAN vs IND: Virat Kohli 21 Runs Away From Matching Sourav Ganguly And Ricky Ponting’s Elite ODI Record In 2nd ODI

Meanwhile, former Indian captain, Virat Kohli is only 21 runs away from matching Sourav Ganguly and Ricky Ponting’s elite ODI second in the second ODI.

Virat Kohli has scored 979 runs in 17 games in Bangladesh. So, he will have to score just 21 runs to complete the landmark of 1000 runs in One-Day Internationals.

Moreover, India’s run machine maintained a batting average of 75.30 including 5 centuries and 3 fifties. If Kohli achieves the feat on the match day, then he will become the second batter to score 1000 runs in ODIs in Bangladesh after Sri Lanka’s batting great Kumar Sangakkara.

The former Sri Lankan captain scored 1045 runs in 21 matches. If Kohli manages to complete 1000 runs in ODIs, then he will join Ricky Ponting, Aravinda de Silva and Arjuna Ranatunga, Sourav Ganguly in the elite list to become the fifth batsman in the world to have aggregated 1000+ runs in 3 countries away from home

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Playing XI: India vs Bangladesh

India’s playing XI

Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul(w), Washington Sundar, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Mohammed Siraj, Umran Malik

Bangladesh’s playing XI

Najmul Hossain Shanto, Litton Das(c), Anamul Haque, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Mahmudullah, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Nasum Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman