Right now, it feels like Virat Kohli is on auto-mode; walk in, bat, score a hundred. But here’s a reality check that might shock you: it has never happened in Rajkot. Not once.

And Kohli isn’t alone. Even Rohit Sharma, the man known for turning ODIs into personal highlight reels, has never touched three figures at this venue. Kohli’s highest ODI score here stands at 78. Rohit’s best? 81. No centuries. No history rewritten.

But centuries don’t always tell the full story; impact does.

Kohli averages a fierce 56.5 at this ground and has slammed three consecutive ODI fifties in Rajkot. That’s not failure, that’s control. That’s a batter knocking on the door, again and again. His 4 ODI scores at this ground - 58, 76, 77, 15.

Rohit, meanwhile, has treated this venue like a playground. An average of 62.6. A strike rate north of 107. When the Hitman fires here, bowlers disappear. Rohit's 3 ODI scores in Rajkot - 81, 42, 65.

Now comes the twist. This could very well be their last ODI appearance at this ground. Form is peaking. Momentum is real. And when players of this stature sense a final opportunity, history tends to crack.

So the question isn’t whether a century will come. The question is - who breaks the Rajkot century curse first in the 2nd ODI?

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