IND vs AFG / This player of Team India will play T20I match in Bengaluru after 4 years, such has been the record

Zoom News : Jan 16, 2024, 10:00 PM
IND vs AFG: The third and last match of the T20 series between India and Afghanistan will be played on January 17. Both the teams will face each other at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This match is going to be very special for a player of Team India. This player will play T20I match in Bengaluru after 4 years. This ground is considered like a home ground for this player.

This player will play T20I match in Bengaluru after 4 years

The last match of the T20 series against Afghanistan to be played in Bengaluru is going to be very special for India's legendary player Virat Kohli. He will play T20I match on this ground after 4 years. Virat Kohli has not played any T20I match since September 2019 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Although he plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore team in IPL and this is his home ground.

Virat's record in M Chinnaswamy

Virat Kohli has played many memorable innings at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, but he has not been able to play anything special here in T20I. Virat Kohli has played a total of 5 T20I matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. In these matches, Virat has scored only 116 runs at an average of 29.00. During this period, he has been able to touch the 50 run mark only once. At the same time, he played his last match against South Africa on this ground. He scored only 9 runs in this match.

Team India leads 2-0 in the series

Team India has an unassailable 2-0 lead in this series. In such a situation, now he has a golden opportunity to clean sweep the series. Let us tell you that Virat Kohli was not a part of the playing 11 in the first match of the series. Whereas, in the second match, he played an explosive but explosive innings. He scored 29 runs in 16 balls at a strike rate of 181.25. During this period, 5 fours were hit from Virat Kohli's bat.

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