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Babar Azam Surpasses Virat Kohli To Achieve Major All-Time High, Set To Surpass Rohit Sharma Soon

Babar Azam on Monday surpassed Virat Kohli to rise to the second spot in the list of highest run-scorers in T20Is. Virat Kohli has 4188 runs in 117 innings while Babar Azam has 4192 runs in 119 innings. India captain Rohit Sharma leads the list with 4231 runs in 151 innings. Babar Azam achieved the feat during a match against Australia. With Rohit having retired from T20Is, Babar Azam is expected to surpass him in the list very soon.

"Virat Kohli's Going To Have...": Australia Star Straight Take Ahead Of 1st Border Gavaskar Trophy Test

Australian batter Travis Head on Monday backed Virat Kohli to "have his moments in the series" as the Indian superstar continued to dominate talks in the run-up to the five-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy, starting in Perth on Friday. Kohli's ordinary returns with the bat this year in Test cricket notwithstanding, the 36-year-old has been the cynosure of all eyes since the Indian team landed in Australia last week. Head threw his support behind the Indian batting mainstay, who managed a mere 93 runs across three Tests against New Zealand at a forgettable average of 15.50 in his last assignment at home just before the tour of Australia.

Sourav Ganguly Names 'Next Best Red-Ball Batter After Virat Kohli'. Yashasvi Jaiswal Snubbed

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly names Rishabh Pant as the next-best red-ball batter after stalwart Virat Kohli and predicts him to have a "huge impact" in the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia in Perth on Friday. In just a couple of days, India will begin its quest to keep its hopes of featuring in the World Test Championship (WTC) final alive for the third successive time. With some of the stalwarts finding their rich vein of form, all eyes will fall on the southpaw, who holds an impeccable record against the WTC defending champions.

"Virat Kohli Said He Had No Respect For Me": How India Star Annoyed Australia Great In His Country

Ahead of the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, former Australia pacer Mitchell Johnson went down the memory lane and revisited his infamous rivalry with star India batter Virat Kohli. The first Test of the upcoming five-match series will kick-start from November 22 in Perth. Over the years, the Test series between India and Australia has always made headlines due to the intense rivalry between the teams. However, nothing could match the fiery face-offs between Kohli and Johnson when it came to personal duels.

England Great Doesn't Mince Words, Takes Swipe At Gautam Gambhir Over Ricky Ponting Remarks

A war of words emerged between Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir and Australia great Ricky Ponting after the latter criticised Virat Kohli's form and questioned his place in the Test team. When Gambhir was asked about his views on Ponting's comments in the press conference, he lost his calm and asked the Australia great to only focus on his team. However, Gambhir's comments have not gone down well with some former cricketers, including ex-England captain Michael Vaughan, who took a subtle swipe at the India head coach.

Virat Kohli Batted Twice, Jasprit Bumrah Bowled 18 Overs: What Happened In 3-Day Match Simulation

The Indian cricket team stars toiled in a 3-day simulation game against India A that saw all of the top stars like Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, etc. getting into action. While the first day featured a real cricketing contest, the second day had a mix of both a game and net sessions. The struggles of batters like Kohli, Gill, Pant, etc. became public as pacers ran riot in the practice game. Kohli, in fact, had to bat twice on the same day after getting dismissed for 15 on the first day. India's assistant coach Abhishek Nayar has explained the rationale behind the structure that was created for the simulation game at WACA.

After 15 Runs In First Outing, How Virat Kohli Bounced Back In Simulation Game vs India A

Virat Kohli's first stint in the match simulation at WACA lasted only 15-20 minutes, saw him scoring just 15 runs before Mukesh Kumar sent him packing. Kohli went in the middle after KL Rahul left the field due to an elbow injury. India's second opening batter Yashasvi Jaiswal also departed early, leaving Kohli and Shubman Gill in the middle. While Kohli looked keen to unleash some of his trademark drives, he wasn't always successful due to the bounce the WACA pitch managed to produce from most spots.

"Had Personal Rivalry With Virat Kohli": Mitchell Johnson's Big Border-Gavaskar Trophy Confession

Australia have not beaten India home or away in a Test series since the 2014/15 tour Down Under. Currently under the leadership of Pat Cummins, the Aussies would look to right the wrong in the five-match series starting next Friday. Former pacer Mitchell Johnson, who was part of the last Australia side to beat India, has credited his one-time rival Virat Kohli for transforming the Indian cricket for good. Johnson feels Kohli's combative attitude is one of his biggest attributes.

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Babar Azam Surpasses Virat Kohli To Achieve Major All-Time High, Set To Surpass Rohit Sharma Soon

"Virat Kohli's Going To Have...": Australia Star Straight Take Ahead Of 1st Border Gavaskar Trophy Test

Sourav Ganguly Names 'Next Best Red-Ball Batter After Virat Kohli'. Yashasvi Jaiswal Snubbed

"Virat Kohli Said He Had No Respect For Me": How India Star Annoyed Australia Great In His Country

England Great Doesn't Mince Words, Takes Swipe At Gautam Gambhir Over Ricky Ponting Remarks

Virat Kohli Batted Twice, Jasprit Bumrah Bowled 18 Overs: What Happened In 3-Day Match Simulation

After 15 Runs In First Outing, How Virat Kohli Bounced Back In Simulation Game vs India A

"Had Personal Rivalry With Virat Kohli": Mitchell Johnson's Big Border-Gavaskar Trophy Confession