New Delhi: Almost every batsman dreams of scoring a Test century at the iconic Lord's stadium. There have been only nine Indian batsmen, till date, who have scored a Test century at Lord's. Legendary batsmen Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar, who have not scored a ton at Lord's in their Test career, are not included in this elite list. So far, even run-machine Virat Kohli has not been able to score a Test century at Lord's.
After a Golden Duck in the 1st Test, Virat Kohli would absolutely like to get back in form in the Ind vs Eng 2nd Test and score a mega ton to avoid joining this unwanted club.
Virat Kohli has not scores an international ton since 2019
Since November 2019, Virat has failed to score a single international century and fans will be hoping for their favorite star to make the much-needed big impact against England at Lord's. The second Test match of the five-match series between India and England is scheduled to be played at Lord's from August 12.
The Indian batsmen who have scored a century at Lord's are - Vinod Mankad, Dilip Vengsarkar (3 centuries), Gundappa Vishwanath, Ravi Shastri, Mohammad Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly, Ajit Agarkar, Rahul Dravid and Ajinkya Rahane.
During India's tour of England in 2014, Ajinkya Rahane had scored a century. The only Indian batsman to have scored three centuries at Lord's is legend Dilip Vengsarkar.
In last nine Test matches, Virat Kohli, who has so far scored 27 centuries in Test cricket, has not been able to score a hundred in his last 15 innings. Since November 2019, Virat has scored just 345 runs in 15 Test innings at a modest average of 23.