Virat Kohli's favourite opponents in IPL, T20I, ODI and Tests

The rise and the rise of Virat Kohli - A legend in the making
The rise and the rise of Virat Kohli - A legend in the making

#4 Sri Lankan Cricket team - Virat's favourite Test opponent

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Kohli has amassed 1004 runs from just nine games against Sri Lanka
Kohli has amassed 1004 runs from just nine games against Sri Lanka

Kohli, who was maintaining an average of around 47 till 2015 in tests, has drastically improved his consistency in Tests since then.

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He averaged 75.94 and 75.64 in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Despite playing most of the matches in alien conditions in 2018, he is averaging 59 in 2018. Currently, Virat has a healthy average of 54.58 from his 73 test matches.

There is one team - Sri Lanka - against whom Virat Kohli was always phenomenal. He has amassed 1004 runs from just nine games he played against them. He is averaging 77.23 against Sri Lanka which 20 more than his career average. He has scored five hundred which includes two massive double centuries from just 15 innings.

Virat's last four scores against the Island Nation read 104*, 213, 243 and 50.

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