Rajkot T20: By making this record and securing win Virat Kohli can give himself double Birthday gift : Total News

Rajkot T20: By making this record and securing win Virat Kohli can give himself double Birthday gift

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On Saturday, the second match of the three-match T20 series between India and New Zealand will be played in Rajkot. This match is crucial for Indian Skipper Virat Kohli. Because on one hand Virat has the chance to defeat the New Zealand by grabbing this series and defeating them in the T20 Series for the first time. At the same time, Virat needs only 12 runs to reach the second position in the tally of scoring most runs in World Twenty20. And tomorrow i.e. on 5th November there is birthday of Virat Kohli. In such a situation, Virat has a tremendous opportunity to give himself a double gift in this match.

Actually in the case of making most runs in T20, Virat will have to surpass Sri Lanka's former batsman Tilakaratne Dilshan and Virat is just 12 runs far to leave Dilshan behind. At present Virat Kohli has scored 1878 runs in 49 innings of 53 T20 internationals. Dilshan has scored 1889 runs in his career. Kohli is just 12 runs away from Dilshan.
Retired Brandon McCullum is world's top Batsman in that tally. McCullum scored 2140 runs in his international T20 career.

Apart from Virat, leg-spinner Yuzwendra Chahal also has the opportunity to break a record. If Chahal takes 3 wickets in this match then his name will also be included in the list of the highest wicket takers in T20 this year. And in this case, Williams of the West Indies and Rashid Khan of Afghanistan are levelling teh spot.

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