India captain Virat Kohli could overtake the team’s head coach Rahul Dravid’s haul of runs scored in Test matches in South Africa in the upcoming series between the two teams. The three-Test series starts on December 26.

Dravid’s average in South Africa was low compared to the lofty standards he maintained throughout his career. The former India captain scored 624 runs in 22 innings that he played in South Africa at an average of 29.71 with one century and two half centuries.

Kohli, on the other hand, has two centuries and two half centuries and has scored a total of 558 runs thus far in just 10 innings at an average of 55.80. He is thus just 66 runs away from overtaking Dravid.

Kohli sits fourth in all-time highest run scorers for India in Tests played in South Africa. Overtaking Dravid would take him to second on the list as former batsman VVS Laxman currently sits on third with 556 runs in 18 innings.

Kohli is, however, a fair distance away from becoming the all-time highest run scorer, which is batting great Sachin Tendulkar. Tendulkar played 15 Tests in South Africa, scoring 1161 runs at an average of 46.44. Tendulkar scored as many as five centuries and three half centuries in South Africa.

Kohli is also just 177 runs away from overtaking Dravid on the all-time list for Test matches played between the two sides overall. The 33-year-old has scored 1075 runs at an average of 59.72 in 12 Tests thus far, while Dravid scored 1252 runs at an average of 33.83. Tendulkar tops this list as well with 1741 runs in 25 Tests, while Virender Sehwag is second with 1306 runs in 15 Tests.

The upcoming three-Test series will be the first overseas tour for Dravid as India’s head coach.