The Indian and Australian teams will go head to head at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday. This will be the third test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023. Earlier, the Rohit Sharma-led India team defeated the Kangaroos in the Nagpur and Delhi tests. In this way, the Indian team leads 2-0 in the series of 4 Tests. However, the Indore Test will be Virat Kohli’s 200th cap on Indian soil. In fact, former Indian captain Virat Kohli has so far played 199 international matches on Indian soil, including Test, ODI and T20 formats.
Indore Test will be Virat Kohli’s 200th cap on Indian soil. Virat Kohli figures on Indian soil are amazing to see. Actually, Virat Kohli has scored runs averaging 59.44 in Test matches on Indian soil. While in the ODI format, the former Indian captain has scored runs at an average of 59.88. Other than this, Virat Kohli has scored runs averaging 53.38 in the international T20 format. Thus, Virat Kohli has scored runs at an average of over 50 on Indian soil in all three formats.
The third test match between India and Australia will be played in Indore. At present, the Indian team has a 2-0 lead in the series. The third Test will be played in Indore from Wednesday. The Indian team would like to consolidate their lead in the series, while the Australian team will touch down with the intention of returning to the series. It is believed that the Indore wicket can be batsman friendly. It will be easy to hit here. However, fast bowlers can get help at this wicket. At the same time, the captain who wins the toss would like to bat first.