IND vs WI: Indian Team is currently in the Caribbean for the full tour, in which they will play Tests, ODIs and T20Is. The Test series has been done and dusted and it’s time for the ODIs that are slated to be played from 27th July to August 1st. After that, the five-match T20Is are scheduled to take place from 4th August to 13th August.
IND vs WI: Virat Kohli on the verge of achieving 13000 runs and 2 other huge milestones in the ODI series against West Indies
With Asia Cup and ICC World Cup 2023 around the corner, it’ll be an opportunity for the Indian team to get their combination right and prepare well for the tournament. On an individual level as well, it’ll be a great platform for many including Virat Kohli to get some runs under their belt and gain confidence.
Virat Kohli after being out of touch for three years has regained his form and is smashing runs again like he used to. It’s fair to say that he will be the most important part of the Indian set-up for the upcoming games as a lot will rely on him, especially with the kind of calibre he possesses.
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The upcoming series against West Indies will be an opportunity for him to bag a few milestones. Virat Kohli is just 102 runs away from completing 13000 runs in the ODIs. So far in 274 games, he has 12898 runs at an average of over 57. Also, he has 46 centuries and 65 half-centuries.
Apart from this, Virat Kohli is also on the verge of completing 11000 runs in the ODIs at the No.3 position. He’s currently 223 runs away from achieving the feat. Currently, in 210 innings, he has 10,777 runs at an average of 60.21 to go with 39 hundreds and 55 fifties.
Virat Kohli is only on the verge of achieving a huge milestone with Virat Kohli. The duo needs just 2 runs to become the fastest to complete 5000 runs as pair in ODI cricket history. Currently, they have 4998 runs from 85 innings at an average of 62.47 to go with 15 century partnerships and 18 half-century partnerships.
IND vs WI: India squad for the ODI series against West Indies
IND vs WI: Here’s India’s squad for the ODI series against West Indies
Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Shardul Thakur, Umran Malik