Hyderabad: Virat Kohli is one of the most popular names in the Indian cricket team and his rise has been one of the celebrated stories in Indian cricket. The right-handed batter has staggering numbers in his international career but this year has turned out to be a dismal year. In 2012, Kohli has amassed just 376 runs with an average of 25.06 which is the third-lowest Test average in a calendar year in his career.
The 36-year-old has risen through the ranks with his consistent performances over the years and earned his stature of becoming a key batter in the national side. In the ongoing series against Australia, Kohli has amassed 123 runs from four innings with an average of 41 and a single century.
Kohli owns an embarrassing record
Although Kohli scored a century in the second innings of the Perth Test, his record in the first innings has been poor. The right-handed batter has an average of only 13.22 in the first innings of the Test matches in 2024. Further, in the list of batters with the lowest first-innings averages with a minimum of 100 runs in the ongoing calendar year. Kohli stands third. Also, the list features only two specialist batters - Tom Blundell and Kohli. Tim Southee (13.18), Matt Henry (15.78) and Mitchell Starc (16) are the other three cricketers on the list. Starc and Henry having better averages than Kohli highlight the waning powers of the star Indian batter.