Virat Kohli vs Australia: Stats highlights of India’s star batsman ahead of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final

Virat Kohli will be the main attraction in the Indian batting line-up, in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final.

Virat Kohli will be the main attraction in the Indian batting line-up, in their ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 semi-final match against Australia. The second semi-final match of the 2015 World Cup will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) — the same venue where Kohli began his tenure as the full time captain of the Indian cricket team earlier this year, and smashed a century to help India earn a draw.  India vs Australia 2015 World Cup semi-final: Virat Kohli looks to continue good show SCG

India have won all their matches so far in this World Cup and they will be surely presenting tough competition for the hosts Australia to get the better of them. Kohli has scored one century so far — against Pakistan in the opening match of the 2015 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval which India won by 76 runs. SCORECARD: India vs Australia semi-final, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015

Since then, Kohli has been getting starts but big scores have eluded him. After the century against Pakistan, the star Indian batsman has not scored any half-century. He stayed on till the end to guide India to a comprehensive win over Ireland, remaining unbeaten on 44.  Indian cricket team begins training ahead of ICC World Cup 2015 semi-final vs Australia

Kohli is known for his aggressive cricket and he is surely India’s best bet against the Australians, who too are known for their hard cricket. Australia have been far from convincing in this World Cup but you would always expect them to come out strong. India vs Australia semi-final: James Faulkner expects huge Indian crowd turnout

Here is Indian batsman  Kohli’s one-day record against Australia ahead of the World Cup semi-final in Sydney on Thursday (date, venue, runs):

Played: 17

Runs: 620

Average: 51.66

Centuries: 3

Sep 28, 2009   Centurion, Did not bat

Oct 25, 2009   Vadodara, 30

Nov 02, 2009   Mohali, 10

Oct 20, 2010   Visakhapatnam, 118

Mar 24, 2011   Ahmedabad, 24

Feb 05, 2012   Melbourne, 31

Feb 12, 2012   Adelaide, 18

Feb 19, 2012   Brisbane, 12

Feb 26, 2012   Sydney, 21

Oct 13, 2013   Pune, 61

Oct 16, 2013   Jaipur, 100 not out

Oct 19, 2013   Mohali, 68

Oct 23, 2013   Ranchi, Did not bat

Oct 30, 2013   Nagpur, 115 not out

Nov 02, 2013   Bangalore, 0

Jan 18, 2015   Melbourne, 9

Jan 26, 2015   Sydney, 3 not out

(With inputs from AFP)

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