#3 Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a player who wears his heart on his sleeve. He never backs away from a contest and relishes playing under pressure. He has a special connection with Australia and loves playing against them.
Sledging has always spurred him on and that maybe one of the reasons why he has scored heavily against the Aussies. He is one of four Indians to have scored more than 1000 ODI runs against Australia. He averages a splendid 54.70, with a strike-rate of 96.21 and 5 hundreds, against them. In 2013, he scored the fastest 100 by an Indian (in 52 balls) and that too came against the Kangaroos. In his last ODI series against them, he scored 358 runs in 5 games.
It is no secret that Kohli loves the Aussie challenge. Be it in India or Australia, he is always amongst the runs.
Matches - 25, Innings - 23, 50s - 5, 100s - 5, Runs - 1094, Average - 54.70, Strike-rate - 96.21, Highest Score - 118
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