Virat Kohli: Behind the Numbers of the Kohli hundred vs Australia

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Virat Kohli scored his 28th Test century against Australia on Sunday (March 12) in the final Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Kohli's patient knock epitomized his class as the batter finally broke his long wait for a Test century with the gritty inning. His inning didn't have the aura of a Virat Kohli batting masterclass, but the fight, resilience and determination depicted the different side of his game.

Here are the numbers and facts behind Kohli's fantastic hundred in Ahmedabad-

1205

Virat Kohli ended a wait of 1205 days to get a Test hundred. His previous Test ton came against Bangladesh back in 2019, when he scored 136 runs at the Eden Gardens in a pink-ball Test match. And in between that, the Indian batter failed to get any three-figure scores.

79

In these last three years up to the 4th Test in Ahmedabad against Australia, Virat Kohli's highest score was 79, which came against South Africa in Cape Town last year. Kohli also went without a Test century for 41 innings prior to the current one in Ahmedabad.

8

This is Virat Kohli's 8th Test century against Australia, and his first one against the Aussies since a knock of 123 runs in Perth in 2018. He also has the most Test centuries against Australia in his career.

28

This is the 28th Test century of Virat Kohli's career. His 28 centuries are against - Australia (8), England (5), Sri Lanka (5), South Africa (3), New Zealand (3), West Indies (2), and Bangladesh (2).

75

Virat Kohli scored his 75th international hundred, which is the most by any active international player. Along with 28 Test hundreds, he has 46 ODI and 1 T20I century to his name. He has the most number of hundreds among the active players. Kohli is also the second-most centurion in international cricket after Sachin Tendulkar (100).

4000

Kohli also completed 4000 Test runs in India during his inning against Australia. The Indian batter also played his 50th Test in India and has a lofty average of 60+ in Tests at home. It was also his 14th Test hundred in India.