Virat Kohli acknowledging applause after scoring a century
No surprises here. The best batsman in the world is the highest run-getter so far this year. This year Virat has played in two Test series, in England and South Africa respectively. He emerged as the top run scorer in both the series where batsmen from either side struggled to score runs under some hostile batting conditions.
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On his way to greatness, Virat Kohli successfully banished the demons from the 2014 series by scoring runs in England against the likes of Anderson, Broad, Woakes and Stokes.
He scored a whopping 879 runs from 8 matches at an average of 54.93 with 3 centuries to his name. He will look to pile on the existing runs as India are set to face depleted West Indies at home in October. Given his form, he is the favourite to finish as the top runscorer this year.
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Balakrishna has been a cricket writer at Sportskeeda for almost seven years. A sport that he has been following and playing since he was eight, Balakrishna enjoys the intensity of the sport, skills and strategies applied to get a result out of nowhere, and the thrill that it gives. He also played as a medium pace bowling all-rounder in four inter-college tournaments, winning twice.
Balakrishna’s all-time favorite cricketers are Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma. He admires Sachin’s stellar performances against legendary bowlers, along with his discipline and humility. Meanwhile, he is a big fan of how Rohit turned around his initial struggles to build a successful career.
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