NEW DELHI: India batting star Virat Kohli already has a plethora of records to his name and the run machine is on the verge of adding another feather to his illustrious cap. Virat recently broke master blaster Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries during the ICC ODI World Cup 2023. The 35-year-old notched up his 50th ODI century against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in November last year, going past Tendulkar's record of 49 centuries.
Virat's next assignment is the five-match Test series against England and the 35-year-old is set to complete 9000 runs in his Test career.
The opening Test of the five-Test series between India and England will begin in Hyderabad on January 25.
Virat, who is the fourth-highest run-getter for India in Tests, has 8848 runs in 113 Tests so far and needs 152 to reach the milestone. If he manages to score 152 or more runs, he will still remain fourth in the most run-getters tally of Indian batsmen. He has 29 fifties and 30 centuries under his belt.
1/10:Top 10: Most hundreds in India-England Tests
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2/10:Joe Root
<p>Former England captain Joe Root leads the list with 9 hundreds against India in 25 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
3/10:Rahul Dravid
<p>Former batting great and current India coach Rahul Dravid comes next with 7 hundreds against England in 21 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
4/10:Sachin Tendulkar
<p>The great Sachin Tendulkar comes next with 7 hundreds against England in 32 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
5/10:Alastair Cook
<p>Former England captain Alastair Cook scored 7 centuries against India in 30 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
6/10:Mohammad Azharuddin
<p>Former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin comes next with 6 centuries against England in 15 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
7/10:Kevin Pietersen
<p>Kevin Pietersen, who played a stellar role in England's last Test series win in India, scored 6 tons against India in 16 Test matches. </p>TNN
8/10:Ian Botham
<p>One of the greatest all-rounders Ian Botham comes next with 5 hundreds against India in 14 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
9/10:Graham Gooch
<p>Former England captain Graham Gooch scored 5 hundreds against India in 19 Test matches.</p>Getty Images
10/10:Dilip Vengsarkar
<p>Former Indian captain Dilip Vengsarkar comes next with 5 centuries against England in 26 Test matches.</p>Getty ImagesTendulkar is on top of the list with 15921 runs in 200 Tests, averaging 53.78.
India batting legend Rahul Dravid, currently the head coach of the Indian cricket team, is second in the tally. Dravid has 13265 runs in 163 Tests at an average of 52.63.
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar is third in the list with 10122 runs in 125 Tests, averaging 51.12.
England drew their previous series against India at home 2-2.
However hosts India, unbeaten in a Test series since their 1-2 loss to England in the 2012-2013 season, remain a formidable opponent.
