Virat Kohli is known for his aggressive playing style on the field, but he is much softer off of it. He played his 100th Test in the longest format when India took on Sri Lanka in the first game of the two-Test series at Mohali.
The 33-year-old felt excited as he walked out to bat in the landmark game and perished after scoring 45, extending fans’ wait of seeing the batter score elusive 71st hundred.
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Virat Kohli looked set before being bowled by Lasith Embuldeniya on the opening day of the Test, which India went on to win by a comprehensive margin.
Ravindra Jadeja’s unbeaten 175 and nine wickets across both innings, as well as Rishabh Pant’s entertaining 96, headlined Kohli’s milestone Test.
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Virat Kohli may not have been able to convert his start into a big score on the occasion, but the mercurial player made sure that he gifts a t-shirt to Dharmveer Pal, who is known as the unofficial 12th man of the Indian team.
In a video circulating on Twitter, Kohli is seen presenting Pal with a gift before boarding the team bus. Pal himself shared the video on his handle and wrote, “Wow it’s great day my life @imVkohli he’s 100th test match he’s gifts me t shirts wow.”
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Kohli credited his fitness levels for achieving the landmark of playing 100 red-ball games for the country. “It’s been tough from the point of view that I have played three formats of the game plus IPL every year for the last 10 to 11 years consistently,” Kohli said. “That obviously is a big challenge in itself.”
“I am proud of how I have handled my physique, fitness levels, and discipline to come this far. Playing 100 Test matches has been a personal challenge that I have succeeded in.”
Kohli surpassed 8,000 Test runs during the Test and was given a standing ovation by the crowd. Before the start of the Test, Kohli was congratulated by the BCCI with head coach Rahul Dravid handing him a commemorative cap and a memento.
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