The two Indian greats, veteran middle-order batter Virat Kohli and skipper Rohit Sharma, have seen a major dip in their form, as they underperformed in Australia, which led them to face severe criticism.
Virat Kohli showed some prominence during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, as he at least scored a century in the Perth test; however, Rohit Sharma failed in the proceedings ever since the Bangladesh series. He averaged less than 7 while playing in Australia this time around.
Though many critics have often claimed that ‘good’ Rohit Sharma cannot be compared with ‘great’ Virat Kohli, Sharma has shown some promising form in the last 6 years in the WTC. Rohit Sharma remains India’s highest run scorer in the Tests, has the most wins as a skipper in the WTC, has the most sixes for India in Tests as well in the WTC, and also has the most hundreds scored for India in the history of the World Test Championship.
Virat Kohli’s stats in Australia in Tests
Australians have been one of those opponents whom Virat has loved playing against in all formats of the game. Though Kohli has the most runs scored in red-ball cricket against teams Australia and England, the Australian island has been the most sporadic track Kohli has played on.
Though Australia still remains the only team against whom Kohli hasn’t scored a double century, he has most Test hundreds against this single opponent with 2232 runs. The master batter has seven centuries in Australia, which is the second-highest scored by any visiting batter in Australia. Virat Kohli ended this BGT with 190 runs to his name.
Rohit Sharma’s stats in Australia in Tests
Rohit Sharma does not have a career as splendid as that of Virat Kohli in the longest format of the game. Rohit has 739 runs against Australia, while he has scored 439 runs on Australian soil, averaging less than 25.
Rohit Sharma still doesn’t have a score of a ton against Australia in Australia, as he seems a better batter in English conditions, as he has played most of his matches during his prime in the British nation rather than the island nation.
This time around, Rohit Sharma has averaged nearly five in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he scored 31 runs in the six innings he has featured in over the three tests at Adelaide, Brisbane, and Melbourne.
Stats Comparison in Tests in Australia:
| ROHIT SHARMA | VIRAT KOHLI | |
| Matches in Test career | 67 | 123 |
| Runs in Test career | 4301 | 9230 |
| Total Hundreds in Tests | 12 | 30 |
| Test Average | 40.57 | 46.85 |
| Matches Played against Australia | 15 | 30 |
| Runs scored against Australia | 739 | 2232 |
| Hundreds against Australia | 1 | 9 |
| Matches Played in Australia | 10 | 18 |
| Runs scored in Australia | 439 | 1542 |
| Total Hundreds in Australia | – | 7 |
| Average in Australia | 24.38 | 46.72 |
