{"id":496334,"date":"2023-12-15T19:06:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=496334"},"modified":"2023-12-15T19:06:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T13:36:30","slug":"virat-kohli-india-vs-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/virat-kohli-india-vs-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Virat Kohli leaves for South Africa for upcoming Test series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian batting star Virat Kohli was spotted leaving for South Africa from Mumbai in a video that has gone viral over social media. In the video, the right handed batsman was also spotted giving in to a selfie from a fan before entering the airport to board for South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kohli slayed his airport look with a brown jacket and a duffle bag and was kind enough to stop for a selfie with the airport staff at the Chhatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai. Kohli was on a break in London with his family after India\u2019s heartbreaking loss against Australia in the ODI World Cup 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Virat Kohli has left for South Africa.<br><br>Good luck for the Test series, King&#8230;!!!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XOixFnCjvI\">pic.twitter.com\/XOixFnCjvI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mufaddal_vohra\/status\/1735517522437529619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kohli has been rested from the limited-overs leg of the all-format tour of South Africa, having played in all the matches of the 2023 World Cup. With the World Test Championship (WTC) points at stake in the two red ball games and India targeting their first away series win over South Africa, the selectors have named a full-strength squad, including Rohit Sharma, who will return as captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virat Kohli is the only one in the current batting line-up with an average of over 50 in Test matches played in South Africa. Kohli who firstv played a test in South Africa in 2013, has scored a total of 719 runs in 7 matches, averaging 51.36. The best of 153 came at Centurion in 2018, but team India lost that match, thereby also losing the series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Indian team having never won a test series in South Africa, the reliance is likely to come heavily on Kohli to help them break the drought. The Delhi-born cricketer topped the run scoring charts in the 2023 World Cup. He scored a total of 765 runs in 7 matches at an average of 95.62 with 3 centuries. Hence India will hope to see him continue the same form against the South African bowling attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kohli slayed his airport look with a brown jacket and a duffle bag and was kind enough to stop for a selfie with the airport staff at the Chhatrapathi Shivaji Maharaj International Airport, Mumbai. 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