Indian team has played a lot of cricket in recent years. The Men in Blue have visited almost every nation and played a magnificent quality of sport. The amount of talent in the Indian team has increased significantly as well, and day by day, it is becoming very difficult for the players to retain their places in the playing XI of the Men in Blue.
In the last 20-30 years, many great players have come and gone. Some have had long careers, whereas some had a few moments of glory. Batting 100 innings against the same opponent is something that only two cricketers from India have achieved so far in international cricket history.
In this listicle now, we will look at those two Indian cricketers, who have batted in 100 or more international innings against the same rival team.
(Stats: Shebas)
1. One of the current Indian batters – Virat Kohli
Star batter Virat Kohli has cemented the number three position in India’s ODI and T20I squads for a long time. The right-handed batter bats at number four in Tests and has been one of the most consistent performers in international cricket history.
Kohli is currently batting in his 100th innings against Australia. It is happening in the ongoing Test match between the Indian cricket team and the Australian cricket team at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Apart from Australia, Kohli has also batted in 105 innings against England.
2. Sachin Tendulkar
Before Virat Kohli, only the Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar had accomplished this feat. Tendulkar accomplished the record of batting in more than 100 innings each against three different opposition teams. The former India opener batted in 144 innings against Australia, 116 against Sri Lanka and 103 innings against the South African cricket team.
It will be interesting to see if Virat Kohli can break this record of Sachin Tendulkar by the time he retires from international cricket.
