Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023: India's Predicted Playing XI

4. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is one of the finest cricketers of the current generation. The 34-year-old has dismantled bowling attacks with his marauding bat and has piled on truckloads of runs across formats. He has played 104 Tests and amassed 8119 runs at an average of 48.90.

The former Indian skipper has enjoyed playing against Australia and his stellar numbers tell the story. Kohli has featured in 20 Tests and scored 1682 runs at an average of 48.05. He would look to put up a batting masterclass when the Men in Blue challenge Cummins & co. in February. 

Kohli has been in a pristine touch of late. In the recently concluded ODI series against the Lankan Lions, he knocked the winds out of the Sri Lankan bowling attack and plundered 283 runs in three matches at a superb strike rate of 137.37. The veteran batter would look to translate his white-ball form into red-ball cricket and make the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 his own.