Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. Image Credits: Twitter

The Mohali crowd cheered and chanted Virat Kohli’s name as the batting maestro walked in to bat in his landmark 100th Test match.

Friday, March 4, 2022, is a special day for the former Indian captain Kohli as he is playing his 100th match in the purest format of the game. Kohli is playing his 100th Test game under the leadership of newly appointed captain Rohit Sharma against Dimuth Karunaratne-led Sri Lanka National Cricket Team at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh.

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Virat Kohli Felicitated By Rahul Dravid For 100th Test Match
Virat Kohli Felicitated By Rahul Dravid For 100th Test Match. Image Credits: Twitter

Also, it is the day special day for Rohit Sharma and Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, as Rohit is leading India for the very first time in Test cricket and Sri Lanka are playing their 300th Test match.

Rahul Dravid Presents 100th Test cap to Virat Kohli
Rahul Dravid Presents 100th Test cap to Virat Kohli (Twitter)

Meanwhile, star batsman Virat Kohli was felicitated with a specially made Test cap by head coach Rahul Dravid on his 100th Test match, ahead of the commencement of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka.

Virat Kohli came out to bat in the 19th over of the first innings after the dismissal of the opening batsman Mayank Agarwal, who got out LBW in the third ball of the over, which was bowled by Embuldeniya and he managed to score 33 runs off 49 balls, including 5 fours.

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Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli. Image: Twitter

Notably, Virat Kohli is only the 12th Indian to achieve the huge milestone of representing India in 100 Test games. Overall he has become the 71st player to play 100 games in the purest format of the game.

The 33-year-old Kohli has joined an elite list 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 for India National Cricket Team.

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