The renowned Indian batter Virat Kohli has achieved numerous milestones throughout his career, but the 35-year-old is facing challenges with his batting performance in 2024.

Kohli’s involvement with the national team has been limited this year. He kicked off the year with the second Test against South Africa in Cape Town from January 3 to January 4. 

Following that, he played two T20Is in the home series against Afghanistan but missed the entire five-match Test series against England.

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How has Virat Kohli performed in Tests in 2024?

In 2024, Kohli has played five Tests, including the ongoing home series against New Zealand. Across these five matches, he has scored 245 runs in ten innings, with his top score being 70 in the first Test match against New Zealand at Bengaluru.

He scored only 18 runs (both innings combined) in the second Test match at Pune. Kohli is expected to play six more Tests in the remaining year and will aim to improve his statistics.

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How has Virat Kohli performed in ODIs in 2024?

The Indian team has only played three ODIs in 2024, with Kohli participating in all matches against Sri Lanka. However, his performance in the 50-over format has not been impressive, as he managed to score only 58 runs, averaging 19.33 in three ODIs.

His highest score was 24 runs from 42 balls in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Colombo on August 2.

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How has Virat Kohli performed in T20Is in 2024?

In 2024, Kohli played in ten T20Is for India and announced his retirement from the format after India won the T20 World Cup. He started the year with two T20Is against Afghanistan in January, then played in the Indian Premier League 2024 for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where he had a remarkable season, finishing as the leading run-scorer with 741 runs from 15 matches.

However, Kohli struggled to maintain his IPL form during India’s T20 World Cup campaign in the USA and West Indies. Despite having a strong record in the T20 World Cups, he had a disappointing season with the bat, scoring only 75 runs in seven matches before the final.

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He finally found his rhythm in the final against South Africa in Barbados on June 29, top-scoring with 76 runs off 59 balls. Kohli was named Player of the Match in his last T20I for India, where he also recorded his only half-century in the format in 2024.

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How has Virat Kohli performed across formats in 2024?

In all, Kohli played 23 innings, scoring just 2 fifties and 0 hundreds. With him being still below 500 runs, it will be interesting to see if Kohli can bounce back in the remainder of the year.