World Cup 2023: Virat Kohli's record at nine India venues, good news for Pakistan, Bangladesh in trouble

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The World Cup 2023 fixtures are out and as many as 10 cities in India are set to host the 10 teams participating in the ICC event which will kick off from October 5.

Each team will play against each other once and the top four teams after the round robin phase will advance into the semi-finals. The final will be held on November 19 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

India will play their matches at all the 10 venues except Hyderabad. They will kick off their campaign against Australia on October 8 against Australia in Chennai. Bengaluru is scheduled to host them in their last round robin match on November 11.

Virat Kohli, the former India captain, is expected to play a key role for India once again. The star batter will turn 35 on November 5 this year and in all likelihood it will be the last ODI World Cup of his career.

Incidentally, Kohli's first World Cup was also in India. He was part of the MS Dhoni-led team which won the World Cup 2011 in India. India have been waiting for a world title since then in both the formats. The team reached the semi-final of 2015 and 2019 ODI World Cups but failed to travel the distance.

As India gear up to end their 11-year-old drought for a World Cup title, let's have a look at the stats and records of Virat Kohli, their batting mainstay, at all the nine venues which will host India.

MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

The venue will host the India vs Australia match on October 8.

Matches: 8

Runs: 337

Average: 42.12

Hundred: 1

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

The venue will host the India vs Afghanistan match on October 11.

Matches: 7

Runs: 222

Average: 44.40

Hundred: 1

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

The venue will host the India vs Pakistan match on October 15.

Matches: 7

Runs: 176

Average: 25.14

Hundred: 0

MCA Stadium, Pune

The venue will host the India vs Bangladesh match on October 19.

Matches: 7

Runs: 448

Average: 64

Hundred: 2

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

The venue will host the India vs New Zealand match on October 22.

Matches: 3

Runs: 212

Average: 106.00

Hundred: 1

Ekna Stadium, Lucknow

The venue will host the India vs England match on October 29.

Matches: 0

Runs: 0

Average: 0

Hundred: 0

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

The venue will host India vs Qualifier1 on November 2.

Matches: 6

Runs: 269

Average: 53.80

Hundred: 1

Eden Gardens Kolkata

The venue will host India vs South Africa match on November 5

Matches: 7

Runs: 330

Average: 47.14

Hundred: 1

M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru

The venue will host India vs Qualifier1 match on November 11.

Matches: 6

Runs: 152

Average: 25.33

Hundred: 0