Virat Kohli Close To Surpass Sachin Tendulkar's THIS Major Record

India is preparing to face Australia in the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar series at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). With the series tied at 1-1, this Boxing Day Test could determine the series winner. Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is aiming to surpass Sachin Tendulkar's record for most runs by an Indian at the MCG.

Kohli has a strong record at the MCG, scoring 316 runs across six innings with an average of 52.66. He needs 134 more runs to break Tendulkar's record of 449 runs in five matches (10 innings) at this venue. Kohli ranks third on the list of Indians with most runs at MCG.

Virat Kohli's Current Form

In this series, Kohli's performance has been below par. Apart from a century in Perth's second innings, he has managed only 26 runs in four other innings. His dismissals have often been due to deliveries outside off stump or unexpected bounce.

Former Australian captain Allan Border expressed concerns about Kohli's form, questioning if he has "lost that edge." After Kohli's dismissal in Gabba's first innings, Border told Fox Cricket, "Today's dismissal, that's normally a delivery he would have left alone if he was in his best possible form."

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Sunil Gavaskar also commented on Kohli's performance at Gabba. He noted on Channel 7 that Kohli played a ball that was wide and unnecessary to engage with. Gavaskar said, "If it was on the fourth stump I could understand. This was wide, on the seventh, eighth stump, you could say."

The list of top Indian run-scorers at MCG includes Ajinkya Rahane with 369 runs in three matches (six innings), followed by Virender Sehwag and Rahul Dravid with 280 and 263 runs respectively.

Kohli is eager to make a significant impact in the upcoming match and prove his critics wrong. The cricket world will be watching closely as India takes on Australia in this crucial Test match.