Virat Kohli reached the milestone of 8,000 runs in his a centesimal take a look at whereas Rishabh Pant hit 96 off 97 balls as India scored 357/6 at stumps within the first Test towards Sri Lanka on Friday.
The 33-year-old Kohli scored 45, which incorporates 5 boundaries, throughout his 76-ball keep. He grew to become the sixth India batter to hit 8,000 runs in Test cricket. The first 5 to cross the landmark are Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, and Virender Sehwag. Before the Test, Kohli’s tally was 7,962 runs. Kohli additionally grew to become the twelfth Indian to play in 100 Test matches.
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However, Kohli’s big-run drought continued as he performed late and was bowled by Lasith Embuldeniya.
Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant acquired his ninth take a look at half-century. This was additionally his nineteenth fifty-plus rating in worldwide cricket, which is the joint second-highest by an Indian wicketkeeper (tied with Farokh Engineer). Former India captain MS Dhoni tops the charts with 123 fifty-plus scores.
ICYMI – @RishabhPant17‘s 96-run blitz on Day 1.
Fell agonisingly wanting a well-deserved century. 96 runs, 97 balls, 9 boundaries, 4 sixes – This was batting that oozed confidence epitome.
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In simply over one and a half session, Pant blazed his method to the 90’s and nearly introduced up his hundred earlier than being dismissed by Suranga Lakmal, who’s taking part in his final worldwide serie.
There have been 9 fours and 4 sixes in his 97-ball knock and appeared utterly devastated after one other near-miss, the fifth time that he has gotten out within the 90s.
Rohit Sharma, who made his Test captaincy debut, grew to become the fifth Indian to captain the group in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Virender Sehwag are the opposite 4 within the elite checklist.
The match in Mohali additionally marks Sri Lanka’s three hundredth take a look at.
(With Agency inputs)
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