Team India will be resuming bilateral cricket for the first time since March as they take on Australia in a much-anticipated series in Australia from Friday. Virat Kohli and his men will be commencing the tour with a 3-match ODI series, starting November 27 in Sydney. Following the enforced break due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, the Indian players will be heading to the UAE for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 and arrived in Australia and trained under bio-secure conditions in Sydney.
Virat Kohli will be looking to continue from where the side left during their last visit Down Under. India had registered a 2-1 win over Australia in the ODI series. India will begin the series in Sydney and play the series finale in Canberra on Wednesday. Kohli is on the verge of reaching a few milestones as the India skipper returns to one of his favorite hunting grounds. He has an impressive record as captain against Australia as the India captain has led the team to 11 wins in 17 games.
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Kohli is just 3 more wins away from equalling MS Dhoni for the most number of wins by an Indian captain against Australia in ODI cricket. As an Indian skipper Kohili has had the best winning percentage. He needs to lead India to clean sweep over Australia in the upcoming 3-match series to go on level with MS Dhoni, who retired from international cricket earlier this year.
Most number of wins by an Indian captain against Australia in ODIs
| Captain | Matches | Won | Lost | Winning percentage |
| MS Dhoni | 40 | 14 | 21 | 40 |
| Virat Kohli | 17 | 11 | 6 | 64.7 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 21 | 8 | 13 | 38 |
| Kapil Dev | 19 | 9 | 9 | 50 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 16 | 4 | 11 | 26.66 |
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli, the batsman, is also eyeing a major landmark as he has amassed a couple of centuries away from overtaking Sachin Tendulkar on an elite list. Tendulkar, has scored 9 hundreds, holds the record for most number of 3-figure mark in India-Australia ODI history.
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Virat Kohli has amassed 8 centuries from 40 games and is tied on the 2nd spot with Rohit Sharma, who, as mentioned earlier, will not be part of the limited-overs series.
Most number of hundreds by a batsman in India-Australia ODIs
| Player | Matches | Runs | Hundreds |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 71 | 3077 | 9 |
| Virat Kohli | 40 | 1910 | 8 |
| Rohit Sharma | 40 | 2209 | 8 |
| Ricky Ponting | 59 | 2164 | 6 |
