IND vs SL: Virat Kohli Can Play For Next 10 Years, Break Sachin Tendulkar's Elite Record: Former India Coach

Virat Kohli is one of the most renowned batsman cross formats in this generation. He has scored runs consistently for India and has been time and again compared to Sachin Tendulkar. Cricket experts have often compared the career graph of the two Indian crickets, one former and one current. Kohli is the only Indian cricketer and in fact, the only cricketer ever who is being seen as someone who can get close to Tendulkar’s batting record in international cricket, let alone break them.

Former Indian coach Anshuman Gaekwad has backed the former Indian skipper to break Sachin Tendulkar’s tally of 200 Test matches. Gaekwad backs Kohli to play international cricket for 10 more years and break Tendulkar’s feat in the process. The Indian batter is currently 33 and played his 100th Test match against Sri Lanka in Mohali last week.

Gaekwad was full of praise for the former India captain saying he is one of the players he ‘loves to watch’. He said Kohli’s never say die attitude and his personality on the field has motivated the Indian team and his teammates to achieve greater heights.

Virat Kohli Doesn’t Want To Accept Defeat: Anshuman Gaekwad

“It is going to be a big advantage for Indian cricket. Kohli is not only performing and leading from the front but also the amount of experience he has gained as a player, as a captain, is a big thing. He has shown the world that there is no going back. He doesn’t want to accept defeat. His thoughts have been very positive, he never gives up until the end.”

“His attitude, his personality, his actions on the field show that he is not a guy who is going to give up, and he is one to fight it out till the end. That is what he has shown the world. The boys have been in and out, new boys have come in, and he has performed and has shown the world that everything is possible, not only in India but also outside” added Gaekwad.

Second India vs Sri Lanka Test match starts from March 12 onwards in Bengaluru. The BCCI has allowed 50 per cent of the crowd capacity for the Test match across five days.

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