BGT 2024: WATCH- Virat Kohli’s signed bat in Australia costs a whopping AUD 2985

Virat Kohli's bat is at sale at the Greg Chappell Cricket Centre outlet.

By Jatin Sharma - 20 Nov, 2024

Virat Kohli is in Australia for the BGT 2024 (Broder-Gavaskar Trophy) Test series between Australia and India that begins on November 22 in Perth.

Virat Kohli is extremely popular in Australia, given his exploits down under across formats. His image has been plastered on every major Australia newspaper in the buildup for the five-Test series and this only cements his legacy.

Meanwhile, it has come to light that The bat that Virat Kohli uses in cricket, the MRF Genius Grand King bat, is retailing in Australia at AUD 2985 which is almost INR 1.60 lakhs.

Just to put it in perspective, the most expensive tickets that was listed for British rock band Coldplay's planned concert in Ahmedabad costed ₹35,000.

Australian podcaster and youtuber Norman Kochanek said in his video that the bat is available for sale at a Greg Chappell Cricket Centre outlet and costs 2985 AUD. The bat also has Kohli's signature on its sticker.

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Although Kohli has always enjoyed hunting in Australia, the former captain of India has recently appeared to be completely out of touch in Test cricket.  

From 2016 to 2019, Kohli routinely averaged more than 55 in Test matches annually. He really averaged 68.00 in 2019 and over 75 in 2016 and 2017. However, in last five years, Kohli has averaged 19.33 in 2020, 28.21 in 2021, 26.50 in 2022, 55.91 last year, and 22.72 so far this year.

He has scored just two centuries in the last five years, both of which came in 2023. He is coming off a horrendous New Zealand Test series where he scored just 93 runs in six innings with a best score of 70.

However, he would be hoping to return to form in Australia where he has an incredible record. He has scored 1,352 runs in 13 matches at an average of 54.08, including six centuries and another four fifties in his 25 innings.

By Jatin Sharma - 20 Nov, 2024

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