New Delhi. The Indian cricket team has reached Melbourne from Brisbane, where it has to play the fourth test match. This match will be played on MCG ground. Team India has an excellent record here. He has won 4 test matches here. Indian batsmen like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli have taken a tough test from the Kangaroos in Melbourne. Indian fans are hoping that Kohli will once again perform well here and play his role in helping India win.
Virat Kohli has played 3 test matches at MCG i.e. Melbourne Cricket Ground. He has scored 316 runs in 6 innings of these matches at an average of 52.66. These include one century and two half-centuries. Kohli had played a brilliant inning of 169 runs here in 2014. No one in the current team has scored more runs in Melbourne than Kohli. The Indian batsmen who have scored the most centuries on this ground are Ajinkya Rahane and Vinoo Mankad. Both of them have scored two centuries here.
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Most runs in Sachin's name
The Indian batsman who scored the most runs at MCG is Sachin Tendulkar. He has scored 449 runs in 5 matches at an average of 44.90. This includes one century and 3 half-centuries. Ajinkya Rahane is at number two. Rahane has played 3 Tests in Melbourne and scored 369 runs at an average of 73.80 and with the help of 2 centuries.
Highest score in the name of Sehwag
Virender Sehwag, Gundappa Vishwanath, Vinoo Mankad also have excellent records in Melbourne. Sehwag has scored 280 runs here at an average of 70.00. Sehwag is also the Indian who has played the biggest innings on this ground. He scored 195 runs here in 2003. Gundappa Vishwanath has 257 runs in his name at MCG at an average of 64.25. Vinoo Mankad has scored 240 runs in 2 matches at an average of 60.00.
Smith has scored more than 1000 runs
There is no doubt that only Australian names are in the top-5 list of batsmen who have scored the most runs on this ground. Being the host, Australia has played and won the most matches on this ground. The record of most runs here is in the name of Don Bradman. He has scored 1671 runs in 11 matches at an average of 128.53 in Melbourne. Talking about the current batsmen, Steve Smith has also scored 1093 runs in 11 matches at an average of 78.07.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : December 20, 2024, 10:04 IST
