Less than 24 hours are left for the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Nagpur as both India and Australia gear up for a tough contest. big names like steve smith And Virat Kohli Will be ready to stamp his authority on the series as he looks to make an early mark in the series. Both Virat and Smith will have a big record in their sights as they gear up for the big record.
Sachin’s record in sight
As things stand, both Virat and Smith would like to cross Sachin Tendulkar For most centuries in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Currently, the legendary Tendulkar has nine hundreds in the prestigious series, the most by any player. Tendulkar also holds the record for most runs in a series with 3262 runs in 34 matches.
Smith is closest to the record as an active player with eight hundreds in 14 matches (28 innings) in the tournament. The former Australian skipper needs one more hundred to equal Tendulkar’s record of 1742 runs in big series. He is also the fourth highest scoring Australian in the Border-Gavaskar series and will have the opportunity to surpass both Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke in the tally.
If Smith scores a century in the series, he will also go past Ricky Ponting for most centuries by an Australian in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Most centuries in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Sachin Tendulkar – 9
Steve Smith – 8
Ricky Ponting – 8
Virat Kohli – 7
Michael Clarke – 7
Virat is also on the verge of making a record
Virat has scored seven hundreds in the series and needs two more to go equal with Tendulkar. The 34-year-old has 74 international hundreds and will be inching closer to Tendulkar’s 100 hundreds. He recently scored his 46th ODI hundred and is three short of the legendary former Indian player’s tally of 49 hundreds. Virat also has 1682 runs in 20 matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
The first Test match between India and Australia will start at 9:30 AM on Thursday (February 9) and the toss will take place at 9:00 AM.