V Kohli of India scored 103 not out against Sri Lanka at Galle in India’s second innings. This knock represents his tenth century on away soil. He became the fifth Indian batsman to score ten or more centuries on away soil. Others are – SR Tendulkar {29}, R Dravid {21}, SM Gavaskar {18} and V Sehwag {10}. The following table lists the five Indian batsmen who have scored ten or more centuries on away soil

 

No	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	C	HC	0
1	SR Tendulkar	1990-2011	29	29	11	4245	248*	235.83	29	0	0
2	R Dravid	1997-2011	20	21	6	3048	270	203.20	21	0	0
3	SM Gavaskar	1971-1986	16	18	4	2491	221	177.92	18	0	0
4	V Kohli	2012-2017	09	10	2	1318	200	164.75	10	0	0
5	V Sehwag	2001-2010	10	10	1	1719	309	191.00	10	0	0

 

V Kohli’s ten centuries on away soil are listed below

 

No	Runs	Pos	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	116	6	2	v Australia	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012
2	119	4	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013
3	105*	4	4	v New Zealand	Wellington	14 Feb 2014
4	115	4	2	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
5	141	4	4	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014
6	169	4	2	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014
7	147	4	2	v Australia	Sydney	06 Jan 2015
8	103	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Aug 2015
9	200	4	1	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Jul 2016
10	103*	4	3	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Jul 2017