-Vinay Kumar
After a 3-0 win in the T20 series (SL vs IND T20I Series, 2022) against Sri Lanka, the Indian team will now be eyeing the 2-match Test series (SL vs IND Test Series, 2022). The first match of this series will be held in Mohali, which will be a special occasion for the Indian team in many ways. India will be eyeing the number-1 spot in the ICC Men’s Test Team Rankings. On the other hand, former India captain and great batsman Virat Kohli will play his 100th Test match in Mohali.
It is worth noting that the last century was scored with Virat’s bat in the match played against Bangladesh (India vs Bangladesh 2019 Virat Kohli) on 23 November 2019. Since then till date, i.e. for the last 28 months, no century has come off the bat of Virat Kohli. In such a situation, everyone’s hopes will be that Virat shows the power of 100 in his historic 100th Test.
When Virat Kohli takes the field in the Mohali Test in the first Test starting on March 4, his mission will be ‘I am possible’. The former captain of Team India has been waiting for 28 months for the 71st century. This century (Virat Kohli Century) will take him in the special list of players who have scored a century in the 100th Test match. Virat Kohli will join the list along with Ricky Ponting (Australia), Graeme Smith (South Africa) and Joe Root (England).
Former India captain and Bhishma Pitamah of the cricket world, Sunil Gavaskar has encouraged Virat to score a century on this special occasion. Sunil Gavaskar said in his exclusive conversation with Star Sports, “I hope Virat Kohli completes his 100th Test century with a century. Very few batsmen have achieved this feat. I know Colin Cowdrey, who was the first player to play 100 Test matches. He scored a century in his 100th Test. I remember that Javed Miandad also did this charisma. Alex Stewart is also included in this list.
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*Virat Kohli is the first Indian player to achieve this feat. Even Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid could not set this example.
Colin Cowdrey of England scored a century in his 100th Test match in 1968. And he was the first player in the world to do so.
Ricky Ponting Australia is the only cricketer who has scored a double century in his 100th Test while playing against South Africa (Ricky Ponting vs South Africa).
* Virat’s 8000 runs in Test cricket will also be completed as soon as 38 runs are completed in the Mohali Test against Sri Lanka (Mohali Test SL vs IND 2022).
* 33-year-old Virat Kohli has played 100 or more Test matches with many legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Sunil Gavaskar, Ishant Sharma. will also be included in the list of
* Under the Test captaincy of Virat Kohli, India waved its victory flag in 41 Test matches and lost 16 matches.
* Virat Kohli will also equal Ricky Ponting’s record as soon as he hits a century in Mohali.