Delhi: The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and England will be played on July 16 at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff. By winning the first ODI, Team India has taken a 1-0 lead in the series and now its eyes will be on winning the series.

In this match, everyone’s eyes will also be on star batsman Virat Kohli.

In the first ODI, he was out after scoring only 5 runs, but in the second match, he will have a golden opportunity to make a big record in his name.

Just 4 runs away from breaking Rahul Dravid’s record

Virat Kohli has so far scored 2,642 runs in 74 innings of 58 international matches played on England soil. If he scores just 4 runs in the second ODI, he will become the highest run-scorer for India in England.

Currently, this record is in the name of Rahul Dravid, who scored 2,645 runs in 56 innings of 46 international matches played in England between 1996 and 2011.

Top-10 batsmen who scored the most runs in England in international cricket:

player	time period	match	innings	Run	highest score	average	century
Rahul Dravid	1996-2011	46	56	2645	217	55.10	8
Virat Kohli	2011-2026	58	74	2642	149	40.03	3
Sachin Tendulkar	1990-2011	43	56	2626	193	49.54	7
Rohit Sharma	2009-2026	47	54	2298	140	49.95	9
Sourav Ganguly	1996-2007	36	42	1949	183	47.53	4
Mahendra Singh Dhoni	2007-2019	60	59	1869	92	37.38	0
Ravindra Jadeja	2009-2025	44	51	1644	107*	44.43	2
KL Rahul	2018-2026	29	43	1643	149	41.07	6
Sunil Gavaskar	1971-1986	34	46	1583	221	36.81	2
Shikhar Dhawan	2013-2022	33	40	1478	125	39.94	4

Virat Kohli’s record in England:

format	match	innings	Run	highest score	average	strike rate	century/half century
Test	17	33	1096	149	33.21	51.91	2/5
ODI	34	34	1354	107	50.14	91.17	1/12
t20i	7	7	192	66	32.00	133.33	0/1
Total	58	74	2642	149	40.03	70.64	3/18

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India has a chance to capture the series

India took the lead in the series by successfully chasing the target of 259 runs in the first ODI played at Edgbaston.

However, Virat Kohli could not play a big innings in that match.

Now in the second ODI to be held in Cardiff, he will have a great opportunity to return to form and make two big records in his name. If Kohli’s bat works, India can also take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series.