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When Indian cricket fans in Australia had to scale trees to witness their star batsman Virat Kohli's practice session in Perth, they went above and above to watch him bat. Notably, a five-match series between Australia and India is scheduled to start at Perth Stadium on November 22.
The entire Indian team is working hard in Perth before the first Test to prepare for the crucial series opener. India rehearsed away from the public's eyes by using black sheets to cover their view, and Virat Kohli was observed taking a hard spell from fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah during the session. But as they ascended the trees to catch a view of Kohli's batting session, supporters made a special effort to watch their favourite player bat.
In the most recent three-match Test series against New Zealand, in which India lost 0–3, Kohli only managed 93 runs, indicating that he has not been playing at his best lately. With just one half-century to his credit, Kohli has only amassed 250 runs from six Test matches this year at an average of 22.72.
Virat's dismal outings in Test in 2024
The great batter is anticipated to score a lot of runs in the forthcoming series, though, despite his recent dismal performances. In Australia, the 36-year-old enjoys hitting and has amassed 1352 runs from 13 games at an average of an incredible 54.08. India's top run scorer during the 2011–12 and 2014–15 tours, the right-handed batter has amassed six hundreds and four half-centuries in the nation.
During the 2014–15 tour, Kohli had his best-ever series performance against Australia, scoring 692 runs from four games at an average of 86.50 with four hundreds and one fifty. The ace batsman will be keen to regain his "midas touch" as India enters a series that is vital to their hopes of making it to the World Test Championship (WTC) final, as they will be in dire need of runs from Kohli's bat in the forthcoming series.
