Virat Kohli 100th Test: Rohit Sharma- Virat Kohli India’s new Test captain Rohit Sharma said Team India is preparing a very special plan to celebrate Kohli’s 100th test while calling his journey “one hell of a ride”. He is looking forward to giving the ex-captain a fitting present with a resounding victory against Sri Lanka in Mohali Test. Follow IND vs SL LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Virat Kohli 100th Test: Rohit Sharma prepares SPECIAL PLAN for Kohli’s 100th Test, says ‘Virat has had one hell of a ride’
“We definitely want to make it special for him, let’s hope we have good five days of cricket. As a team, the series we won in Australia in 2018, was a very good series for our side and Virat was captain then. As an individual, the best memory as a batter, his Test hundred in South Africa in 2013, the pitch was challenging and there was a lot of bounce,” Rohit said.
“It has been a long journey for him and it has been a wonderful one. He has done exceedingly well in this format, he has changed so many things in the way the team is moving forward. It has been one hell of a ride for him and it will continue to be in the coming years,” he added.
The duo share a very special bond with each other which was evident from Rohit’s backing to Kohli despite a lean patch last month.
He also remembered Kohli’s 9-year-old special knock against South Africa on eve of the landmark Test
“As an individual, the best memory as a batter, his Test hundred in South Africa in 2013, the pitch was challenging and there was a lot of bounce. Lot of guys were playing in South Africa for the first time, to face the likes of Morkel, Steyn, it was never going to be easy but the way Virat batted in the first innings and second, it was one of the best knocks of his that I clearly remember. This beats his knock in Perth,” he said while reminiscing the special knock.
As India take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series, batter Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format.
Kohli was slated to play his 100th Test during the South Africa series earlier this year, but as fate has it, he will reach the milestone in India itself with a 50 per cent crowd in attendance at the PCA Stadium, Mohali.
- The right-handed batter had made his debut in the longest format way back in 2011 against West Indies and 11 years later, he has come a long way.
- 27 Test centuries later in the longest format, the batter knows how to score big and shut out the outside noise to perform better
- He had last scored a century in international cricket in 2019 against Bangladesh and since then, the entire nation is waiting eagerly for the batter to register his 71st ton.
- One can just hope he registers the milestone in his 100th Test and if it does happen, it would mean that the stars truly aligned for a once in a generation batter.
Virat Kohli is all set to achieve these 3 big records in his 100th Test
- Needs 38 more runs to complete 8,000 runs in Test cricket
- Can equal Ricky Ponting’s record with his 71st international century
- Set to join Sachin Tendulkar on the elite list- 100 or more Tests
Meanwhile, This will be the first time that Rohit will be leading the side in the longest format of the game.
“I am looking forward to just winning games and doing the right things with the right players in the squad. As a Test team, we at the moment stand in a very good position, credit goes to Virat for getting us going in this format. What he did with the Test team was brilliant to see, I have to just take it forward from where he left,” said Rohit.
Virat Kohli 100th Test: Rohit Sharma prepares SPECIAL PLAN for Kohli’s 100th Test, says ‘Virat has had one hell of a ride’
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