Kohli will become the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests. He will score a Test century against Sri Lanka at the PCA IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali from March 4.
“I remember the first time I heard about you was when we were in Australia in 2007. You guys were playing the Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia and then there were some players in the team who were talking about you. This Ek hai khiladi ko dekh tehte, acchi bat baar liye (he can bat well),” Tendulkar said in a video shared by BCCI.
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India’s head coach Rahul Dravid said, “To be able to play one is great, to be able to play 100 is a wonderful achievement. It is a feat of which Virat Kohli can be very proud.”
“Virat’s journey has been fantastic. Starting 10-11 years ago and reaching where he has reached is an extraordinary achievement. On behalf of the BCCI, and as a former captain and a former cricketer also, who has played 100 Tests and more. BCCI President Sourav Ganguly said, I wish him all the best.
Virender Sehwag said, ‘I say so.
Kohli’s 100th Test match will not be played behind closed doors. India will play the first match of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in Mohali. The second test match will be played at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Kohli will play his 100th Test match under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, who will lead India in Test matches for the first time. Kohli has scored 7962 runs in 99 Tests at an average of 50.39, with 27 tons to his name.