India vs Australia ODIs: Top 3 batsmen with most hundreds

#2 Virat Kohli (8 hundreds)

Virat Kohli

Indian captain Virat Kohli has also enjoyed tremendous success against the Aussies. In 37 matches, he has eight centuries to his name at an average of 53.96 and a strike rate of 96.21. Kohli has scored a total of 1,727 runs against Australia so far.

Kohli’s most famous century against Australia is the 100 not out he scored off 52 balls at Jaipur in October 2013, as India gunned down 360. That remains the fastest hundred by an Indian in ODIs.

Kohli’s highest ODI score against Australia - 123 off 95 balls - came in a losing cause at Ranchi in 2019. India were all-out for 281 chasing 314, as Kohli was the lone warrior for the team.

His centuries in winning causes came at Visakhapatnam in October 2010, where his 118 saw India chase down 290, at Nagpur in October 30 (115 not out from 66 as India chased down 351), and at Adelaide in January 2019 - 104 from 112 balls, as the Indians crossed the target of 299.

Apart from eight hundreds, Kohli also has six fifties to his name against Australia.