Virat Kohli needs just 4 runs in second ODI vs England to break Rahul Dravid's record of...

India will lock horns with England in the second ODI of the three-game series on Thursday, July 16 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. It will be an interesting clash, as the Harry Brook-led side will be back with full force to level the series after a loss in the first ODI at Edgbaston.

Virat Kohli needs just four runs to overtake Rahul Dravid

In the first game, India's star batter Virat Kohli had an underwhelming outing as he scored only five runs off six deliveries before losing his wicket on Jofra Archer's bowling while chasing a modest target of 259 runs in the second innings. Despite his flop outing, Virat will have an opportunity to reach a big milestone in his cricketing career.

If the former India manages to score four runs in the second ODI against England, then he will become the Indian batter with most runs on English soil, surpassing Rahul Dravid, who scored 2645 runs at an average of 55.10 with the help of eight hundreds in England.

Here is the list of batters who scored most runs in England (Across all formats of the game):

PLAYER	TIME SPAN	MATCHES	INNINGS	RUNS	BEST SCORE	AVERAGE	100	50
Rahul Dravid	1996-2011	46	56	2645	217	55.10	8	15
Virat Kohli	2011-2026	58	74	2642	149	40.03	3	18
Sachin Tendulkar	1990-2011	43	56	2626	193	49.54	7	12
Rohit Sharma	2009-2026	47	54	2298	140	49.95	9	10
Sourav Ganguly	1996-2007	36	42	1949	183	47.53	4	12
Mahendra Singh Dhoni	2007-2019	60	59	1869	92	37.38	0	16
Ravindra Jadeja	2009-2025	44	51	1644	107*	44.43	2	11
KL Rahul	2018-2026	29	43	1643	149	41.07	6	5
Sunil Gavaskar	1971-1986	34	46	1583	221	36.81	2	11
Shikhar Dhawan	2013-2022	33	40	1478	125	39.94	4	4

Currently, Kohli has 2,642 runs in England across all formats of the sport at an average of 40.03 with the help of 18 half-centuries and three centuries. He recorded his best score of 149 in a Test match in 2018.

Virat Kohli's stats in England (All three formats):

Format	Matches	Innings	Runs	Best Score	Average	Strike Rate	100s / 50s
Tests	17	33	1,096	149	33.21	51.91	2 / 5
ODIs	34	34	1,354	107	50.14	91.17	1 / 12
T20Is	7	7	192	66	32.00	133.33	0 / 1
Total	58	74	2,682	149	40.03	70.64	3 / 18

Virat would be feeling hungry to score some big knocks in the remainder of the series, as this series marks a big chapter in the preparation of the ODI World Cup 2027 which will be hosted in South Africa.

Good start for Team India

After claiming a commanding win over the Three Lions, the Shubman Gill-led side will look to prepare themselves to seal the series win in the next game itself. The second ODI of the three-game series on Thursday, July 16 at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff.