Virat Kohli’s 100th Test: Sachin Tendulkar remembers when he first heard Virat Kohli’s name
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Virat Kohli will play the 100th Test match of his international career in India’s first Test match against Sri Lanka. After Rohit Sharma was appointed skipper, Kohli’s 100th Test will also be the first in which he does not lead the Test team himself. On Friday, when the Indian side plays Sri Lanka in Mohali, Virat Kohli will become the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 tests for the country. NCA head VVS Laxman is the latest to pass on his wishes after Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Team India’s coach.
As part of its 100th Test celebrations, the BCCI released a video featuring Sachin Tendulkar congratulating Virat Kohli. Sachin Tendulkar said, “In 2007, you were playing in the U-19 World Cup in Malaysia. It was then that I first heard about you. There were players in the team talking about you, saying how good he batted.”
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VVS Laxman and many more legend cricketers send special message to Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman was shown congratulating Virat Kohli in the video posted by BCCI on its official Twitter account. He said, “Any cricketer would be proud to represent India at the highest level, let alone do it for 100 matches. Congratulations Virat for your extraordinary achievements and I am sure you must be very proud of the way you have played this game.”
A glowing tribute has been paid to Virat Kohli by India head coach Rahul Dravid on the eve of the latter’s 100th Test match. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday shared a video of Dravid’s tribute to Kohli. “Virat Kohli can be very proud of this achievement. He has faced a great deal of pressure and expectation throughout his career, and he has delivered. He averages more than 50 in Test matches, and has performed well under various conditions,” Dravid said of Kohli.
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Sourav Ganguly, BCCI president, said Kohli has accomplished a lot in his career, and his journey has been extraordinary. With this triumph, Kohli becomes the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests – the others being Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, Anil Kumble, Kapil Dev, Sourav Ganguly, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ishant Sharma and Harbhajan Singh.
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