Ind vs Aus: Virat Kohli Registers An 'Unwarranted Record' Even After India's Win In Third ODI

India vs Australia, 2020-21: It was just a consolation win as India have already lost the ODI series by losing two consecutive matches (first two ODIs) against Australia. On the other hand, after being dismissed for 63 in the third One-Day-International, Indian captain Virat Kohli will finish this year without a century in 50-overs format for the first time in a career of 12 years.

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For Indian cricket team, the start of the Australian tour was not as expected. However, a stunning bowling performance from Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur and T. Natrajan after an unbeaten 150-run partnership between all-rounders Pandya and Jadeja for the sixth wicket helped the visitors avoid a humiliating series whitewash against Australia. India defeated Australia by 13-runs to win the third One-Day-International at Manuka Oval, Canberra on Wednesday.

Ind vs Aus: Virat Kohli will end a calendar year without an ODI century for the first time ever since his international debut

It was just a consolation win as India have already lost the ODI series by losing two consecutive matches (first two ODIs) against Australia. On the other hand, after being dismissed for 63 in the third One-Day-International, Indian captain Virat Kohli will finish this year without a century in 50-overs format for the first time in a career of 12 years.

Kohli will finish this year without a century for the first time since making his ODI debut in 2008. Kohli is the only batsman currently close to the total number of centuries scored by India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin has scored a total 49 centuries in ODI cricket and Kohli is now just six centuries away from Sachin's 49 ODI centuries.

Ind vs Aus: Virat Kohli surpasses Sachin's record of making the fastest 12,000 runs in ODIs

The 32-year-old Indian skipper missed scoring a century by just 11 runs in the second ODI against Australia, while scoring 63 runs in the third ODI to get to his 60th half-century in ODIs. With this, Kohli surpassed Sachin's record of making the fastest 12,000 runs in ODIs.

The Indian captain finishes year 2020 with a very low batting average for the first time since 2011. He will finish the year 2020 with an average of 47.88, which is his fourth lowest average in any calendar year. Kohli batted at an average of less than 50 in ODIs in 2008, 2010 and 2011. His average has never been below 50 in between year 2012 and 2019.

Virat Kohli creates history, breaks another world record of Sachin Tendulkar

Virat Kohli made history in the third and final ODI against Australia. The Indian captain has now become the fastest batsman to score 12,000 ODI runs. The 32-year-old achieved this feat in the 242nd innings of his 251st match, while Sachin held the record earlier by getting 12,000 runs in the 300th innings of his 309 matches. Apart from Sachin-Kohli, only four players have been able to score 12,ooo ODI runs.