On Tuesday, the ICC released the fixtures for the T20 World Cup 2020 that will be held in Australia. The tournament is slated to be played from 18 October to November 15. According to the fixtures, the Indian skipper Virat Kohli might have got an early birthday gift from the apex cricket council. According to the schedule that is released, Kohli will be in action on his 32nd birthday at the Adelaide Oval.
India is placed in Group 2 alongside England, South Africa, Afghanistan, and two other qualifier teams. Moreover, Virat will be playing at his adopted home ground in Australia, the Adelaide Oval. The Indian team will lock horns with one of the qualifier teams on this day. Given his love for the venue, Kohli could light up the Oval will some fireworks on his birthday.
Virat has been quite successful while playing at the Adelaide Oval. In his career so far, he was a part of three tours to Australia. In these tours, he amassed 765 runs in only 11 innings at an average of 69.54 across formats when he played in Adelaide. His Test scores at the venue read – 116, 22, 115, 141, 3 and 34 – averaging 71.33. In ODIs, he scored 18, 15, 107, 104. In the only T20I that he played at the Adelaide Oval, he scored an unbeaten 90.
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At the Adelaide Oval, Virat has got five international centuries and this is the most for him at a single venue in his international career. Kohli is yet to notch up a T20I century in his career. In case he doesn’t do it till then, his 32nd birthday could be the perfect occasion for him to reach the landmark.
Virat Kohli could feature at the Adelaide Oval during a T20 CWC game in 2020 on his 32nd birthday.
He has scored five centuries in International cricket there; the most for him at a venue. #T20WorldCup2020https://t.co/pxlYCZoT9b
— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) January 29, 2019
Currently, Kohli has decided to take rest from the remaining part of the New Zealand tour. Thus, he won’t be a part of the last two ODIs against New Zealand. He is also set to miss the T20I series and could be back in action for the home series against Australia.
