Published 17:50 IST, November 19th 2020

Virat Kohli's January 2019 ODI ton in Australia relived by CA ahead of blockbuster series

Ahead of the much-awaited India vs Australia 2020 series, Cricket Australia posted footage of a special match-winning 2019 ton by Indian captain Virat Kohli.

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Captain of Indian cricket captain, Virat Kohli, has successfully established himself as a force to reckon with in world cricket with his phemenal batting record. prolific run-scorer has excelled in national team's overseas tours over year, which is a testimony of his class with bat. 32-year-old was instrumental in India's success in Australia last year and is expected to replicate same success in India vs Australia 2020 series as well. 

Virat Kohli's momentous 2019 ton against a formidable Australian bowling line-up 

A cricket team's success in an away assignment has become paramount to determine potency of particular side. Virat Kohli and co decimated Australian line-up in all formats when y toured Down Under last time. star batsman's exploits are etched in memories of cricket followers. Australian Cricket Board also ackwledged Kohli's arrival in Australia by sharing foot of his significant 2019 ton against hosts in elaide. 

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Chasing a target of 299 was t going to be easy for Indian team against a strong Australian bowling unit. Virat Kohli rose to challenge and came up with a spectacular captain's kck to help India cross  line. batsman scored a resilient 104 from 112 deliveries. Along with MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli stitched a stellar 82-run partnership to orchestrate a famous victory for India.

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India vs Australia schedule 

highly anticipated India vs Australia 2020 series will include a total of 3 T20Is, 3 ODIs, and 4 Tests. This will be first international assignment for Indian cricket team after COVID-19-enforced sabbatical. two teams are slated to commence tour with ODI series from vember 27. Here is complete India vs Australia schedule shared by Cricket Australia: 

A look at Virat Kohli stats ahe of India vs Australia 2020 

batsman debuted for Indian side in year 2008 and has established himself as a modern-day great with his remarkable consistency over years. Having featured in 86 Test matches, Kohli has amassed 7,240 runs with 27 centuries. His record in white-ball cricket is even more glorious as he has smashed a record 43 tons in ODI format. He has 11,867 runs to his name in 248 ODIs. In shortest format of game, Virat Kohli has scored 2,794 runs in just 82 matches. 

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India vs Australia squs: 

Australia squ for India 2020 

ODI and T20I: Aaron Finch (captain), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins (vice-captain), Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Steven Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye, Matw We, David Warner, am Zampa

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Test: Tim Paine (captain and wicket-keeper), Sean Abbott, Joe Burns, Pat Cummins, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis He, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Michael Neser, James Pattinson, Will Pucovski, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Mitchell Swepson, Matw We, David Warner.

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India squ for Australia 2020 

T20I squ: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, KL Rahul (vice-captain and wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper), Ravindra Jeja, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, T Natarajan.

ODI squ: Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul (vice-captain & wicket-keeper), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal, Ravindra Jeja, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Navdeep Saini, Shardul Thakur, Sanju Samson (wicket-keeper).

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Test squ: Virat Kohli (Captain), Rohit Sharma, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yav, Ravindra Jeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj.

Im source: AP

 

17:50 IST, November 19th 2020