The Indian Test captain, Virat Kohli will have the chance of surpassing the team’s head coach Rahul Dravid’s tally of runs scored in Test matches in South Africa in the upcoming series between the two teams. The three-match Test series is scheduled to be commencing on December 26. Dravid’s average in South Africa was low compared to the lofty standards he maintained throughout his career.
Rahul Dravid had amassed 624 runs in 22 innings that he played in South Africa at an average of 29.71 with one century and two half-centuries. On the other hand, Virat Kohli has amassed a couple of centuries and as many fifties and has scored a total of 558 runs thus far in just 10 innings at an average of 55.80. He needs to score just 66 more runs to go past Dravid.
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Currently, Virat Kohli sits fourth in all-time highest run-getters for India in Tests played in South Africa. Overtaking Dravid would take him to second on the list as former batsman VVS Laxman currently sits on third with 556 runs in 18 innings.
However, Virat Kohli is a fair distance away from becoming the all-time highest run-getter, which is batting great Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar has played 15 Tests in South Africa, in which he has amassed scoring 1161 runs at an average of 46.44. Tendulkar scored as many as five centuries and three half-centuries in South Africa.
Apart from that, Virat Kohli is also just 177 runs away from overtaking Dravid on the all-time list for Test matches played between the two sides overall. The Indian Test captain has scored 1075 runs at an average of 59.72 in 12 Tests thus far, while Dravid scored 1252 runs at an average of 33.83.
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Sachin Tendulkar is spearheading this list as well with the tally of 1741 runs in 25 Tests, while Virender Sehwag is second with 1306 runs in 15 Tests. The upcoming three-match Test series will be the first overseas tour for Dravid as India’s head coach.
