Former India captain Virat Kohli, who is about to turn into the twelfth Indian to realize the milestone of enjoying 100 Tests, says he by no means thought he would come this far and make this landmark look.
Kohli’s one centesimal Test will probably be in opposition to Sri Lanka starting on Friday. A day earlier than the milestone Test, Kohli mentioned in a video posted by BCCI, “I actually by no means thought I might play 100 Test matches. It has been a protracted journey. We performed a variety of cricket over the course of enjoying these 100 Test matches. Loads of worldwide cricket. I’m simply grateful that I’ve been capable of make it to 100.”
‘I by no means thought i am going to play 100 Test matches. It has been a protracted journey. Grateful that i have been capable of make it to 100’ – @imVkohli on his landmark Test.
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— BCCI (@BCCI) March 3, 2022
Kohli made his debut scoring simply 4 and 15 in opposition to the West Indies in 2011. The star cricketer has amassed 7962 runs at a stellar common of fifty.39 within the longest format to this point.
Kohli will be part of an elite checklist of Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma to play 100 Tests.
“God has been form. I’ve labored actually laborious for my health. It’s a giant second for me, for my household, for my coach, who can be very pleased and really pleased with this Test match so long as I’m involved,” Kohli mentioned.
Kohli’s one centesimal Test will probably be open to spectators with the BCCI permitting crowd at 50 per cent stadium capability.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
