CWC 2023: Can Kohli equal Sachin's record in Eden Gardens? What do the stats say?

All eyes are on birthday boy Virat Kohli as looks close but yet to sar from reaching a mammoth milestone of equalling Sachin Tendulkar in terms of number of One Day International (ODI) centuries in India’s clash against South Africa in the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. Do his performances in this stadium provide a rough guide as to how his performance will pan out on this momentous occasion?

Kohli scored his first ever century in this venue. Kohli has played 7 ODI matches in the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata. He has scored 332 runs in these games averaging 47.4. These include 3 fifties and a century. One of these even won him the man of the match award. His crucial contribution of 92 ensured a 50-run victory for India against Australia in 2017. His strike rate over these games has been 95.67. 

He has played 4 T20 Internationals in the stadium. He has scored 139 runs in these games. He averaged 46.33 over these games. This included an unbeaten 50 against Pakistan that had won him the man of the match award in the 2016 T20 World Cup. His strike rate in these games has been 129.9. 

He has played 5 test matches in the venue. He has scored 323 runs at an average of 46.14. These include 2 centuries against Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively. 

Although these statistics look pale in comparison to his overall record there is still an indication of potential.