Even after 8 years and 114 innings, Virat Kohli could not change history, New Zealand did the same as 34 months ago
Bangalore is called Virat Kohli's second home ground due to his association with RCB. But, Virat does not like this home ground much in international cricket. Virat Kohli getting out without opening his account against New Zealand could be a part of the same series. But the problem here is not just this, but bigger than that. The most surprising thing in the first innings of the Bangalore Test was that Virat came out to bat at number 3 instead of number 4. This was seen after 8 years and 114 innings in Test cricket. However, even after such a long gap, Virat Kohli could not change history by coming in at number 3.
Now you must be wondering what is Virat Kohli's history related to number 3. This history is related to Virat Kohli's performance at number 3, which has been very poor. Virat Kohli's batting average while batting at number 3 in Tests was only 16 before the Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Virat Kohli last batted at number 3 in Test cricket in 2016. After that 114 innings passed but he did not bat at number 3.
Batting at number 3 in the first innings of the Bengaluru Test, Virat Kohli faced 9 balls against New Zealand, yet he could not open his account. His catch was taken by Glenn Phillips in the leg gully on the ball of Kiwi bowler William O'Rourke. With this, he faced failure in another innings at number 3.