Due to its association with RCB, Bengaluru is said to be Virat Kohli’s second home ground. But, Virat does not like this home ground much in international cricket. Virat Kohli’s dismissal without opening the account against New Zealand could be part of that sequence. But the problem here is not only this, it is even bigger. The most surprising thing in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test was that Virat came to bat at number three instead of number four. This was seen after 8 years and 114 innings in Test cricket. However, even after such a long gap, Virat Kohli could not change history by landing at number 3.
This is done after 8 years and 114 innings
Now you might be wondering what does Virat Kohli have to do with the number 3? This history is linked to Virat Kohli’s performance at number 3, which has been very poor. Batting at number 3 in Tests, Virat Kohli’s batting average was just 16 before the Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Virat Kohli last batted at number 3 in 2016 in Test cricket. After that 114 innings passed but he could not bat at number 3.
History hasn’t changed, this happened 34 months later
Batting at number 3 in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test, Virat Kohli faced 9 balls against New Zealand, but could not open the account. He was caught by Glenn Phillips at leg gully by Kiwi bowler William Rourke. With this he failed in the second innings at number 3.
Virat Kohli has been dismissed after 34 months in Test cricket. The last time he got a wicket was in December 2021 against New Zealand in a Test match played in Mumbai.
Virat’s performance in Chinnaswamy lacks sparkle.
Another link to Chinnaswamy’s poor numbers is Virat Kohli’s failure in the first innings of the first Test against New Zealand. Even in the 19 innings played against Chinnaswamy in international cricket, he could not do anything special. Virat has scored 536 runs at an average of 31.52 against Chinnaswamy in the last 19 innings.
