A statistical analysis of Virat Kohli's career so far against each country

Arguably the greatest batsman of the modern generation, Virat Kohli has been a revelation for Indian cricket ever since he made his debut for the national team in the year 2008. One of the most hardworking players around, Kohli has been a prolific run scorer for India across all formats but even greats are not perfect.In a recent interview given by Mohammad Azharuddin, the former India captain believed that the current Indian Test captain could struggle against the swinging ball. Though Kohli has been in sublime form for the last couple of years, he had a horrendous run against England in their backyard unable to cope with the moving ball.The English bowlers persisted with the line outside the off stump and Kohli fell to their trap on numerous occasions. Though we haven?t seen him struggle in any other country but he will be wary of his downfall in English conditions and will look to rectify his record once the Men in Blue travel to England the next time around.Kohli had a dream run in Australia in the 2014-15 series and scored 4 Test centuries in as many matches. The man from Delhi has been a brilliant performer for India in the limited overs format and has already scored 25 centuries in his career.He is a genius at this format and has been a match winner for India. The man from Delhi has scored runs all over the world and it won?t be a surprise if he goes on to break all the records until he calls it a day. Even in T20s, he has been in sublime form scoring runs at will. Kohli was also the leading run scorer in the 2014 and 2016 World Twenty20.Test record in IndiaJust like most batsmen, Virat Kohli loves playing in home conditions and has a very good record playing Test cricket in his country. Kohli has scored 3 centuries in India with 1 each against Australia, England and New Zealand.In the 17 matches he has played in India, Kohli has scored more than 1,000 runs at an average of over 46. Playing his first Test match against the West Indies, the Delhi lad has been pivotal in India winning most of the Test series at home.Career SummaryGroupingSpanMatchesRunsHSBat Avg100WktsBBIBowl Avg5CtStvs Australia2013-2013428410756.801----50vs England2012-2012418810331.331----40vs New Zealand2012-20122212103106.001----40vs South Africa2015-201542008833.3300--030vs West Indies2011-201331756343.7500--030in India2011-201517105910746.0430--0190Test record in AustraliaKohli was in sublime touch scoring 4 centuries in 4 Tests in the 2014-15 seriesVirat Kohli was a part of the Indian team that was thrashed 4-0 in a Test series in Australia in 2011. Kohli struggled in the first two matches but came good in the 3rd match at Perth when all other batsmen failed. He backed it up with a brilliant century at Adelaide in the last Test and showed his class when more experienced batsmen around him failed miserably. In a series, they were steamrolled, the performances of Kohli were the only bright spot.He captained India in the next match he played Down under in the absence of MS Dhoni in December 2015. He almost helped India chase down a mammoth fourth innings total in the very first Test scoring a brilliant century and followed it up with 3 more in the next 3 Tests. This was perhaps the best ever tour for Kohli and he would savour it for the rest of his life.Career SummaryGroupingSpanMatchesRunsHSBat Avg100WktsBBIBowl Avg5CtStin Australia2011-2015899216962.0050--050

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