India’s star batter, Virat Kohli, has been in an awful run of form in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 against Australia. He has scored a century in the second innings of the first test match at the Optus Stadium in Perth but has failed to get going in all other innings.
The outside off-stump line has troubled the former Indian captain, and he will look to score some runs in the final Test of the series at the Sydney Cricket Ground as India are trailing 2-1 in the series.
How has Virat Kohli fared in Test matches at the Sydney Cricket Ground?
Let us take a look at the stats of Virat Kohli with the bat in the test matches that he has played on this ground. Kohli has featured in three Test matches in Sydney so far and has scored 248 runs at an average of just below 50. The former Indian captain has also scored a big century on this ground in the 2014-15 series.
He played on this ground for the first time in the 2011-12 tour, when he scored 23 runs across both innings of the test match. He played a sensational innings of 147 runs in Sydney in the 2014-15 tour. Kohli scored 23 runs in the first innings of the test match that he played in Syndey in the 2018-19 series. India did not bat in the second innings as they had enforced a follow-on.
Meanwhile, Australia have already taken a lead of 2-1 after winning the Boxing Day Test. India will then need to win the final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground to retain the BGT and level the series. If they manage to do so, then Sri Lanka will need to beat Australia in their home series for India to qualify for the WTC final.
Kohli will need to come back to form if India hopes to level the series. The Indian batting maestro has at times shown the mental resilience to be patient but has given it away to some of the most harmless deliveries. With Sydney often being a batting paradise, Kohli will hope that it works for him.
