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IND vs SL Test: Rohit Sharma & Co reach Mohali for 1st Test, Virat Kohli practices at PCA ahead of 100th Test – Check pics

IND vs SL Test: Rohit Sharma & Co reach Mohali for 1st Test, Virat Kohli practices at PCA ahead of 100th Test – Check pics

IND vs SL Test: Team India reaches Mohali – Team India has reached Mohali ahead of their first test match against Sri Lanka. India will be playing a 2-match test match against Sri Lanka and will be aiming for the World rank No. 1 as Rohit Sharma is all set to make his test debut […]

IND vs SL Test: Team India reaches Mohali – Team India has reached Mohali ahead of their first test match against Sri Lanka. India will be playing a 2-match test match against Sri Lanka and will be aiming for the World rank No. 1 as Rohit Sharma is all set to make his test debut as a skipper. Eyes will also be on Virat Kohli as he practices at the PCA and will be eyeing for his much-awaited century. Follow IND vs SL Test series Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.

The Indian team will be on a high note after inflicting a crushing 3-0 defeat to Sri Lanka in the recently concluded 3-match T20I series. The first test match between the two nations of the Indian subcontinent is bound to be special. As India chases for the top spot in the ICC test rankings, Sri Lanka currently occupies the top spot. Though India has been in good form off late, the last test series of Indian ended up in a humiliating loss at the hands of South Africa. In the India tour of South Africa, India won the first test but collapsed all of a sudden and lost the series 2-1.

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Team India reaches Mohali ahead of their first test match against Sri Lanka

IND vs SL Test: Rohit Sharma & Co reach Mohali for 1st Test, Virat Kohli practices at PCA ahead of 100th Test – Check pics

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India under the rein of new skipper Rohit Sharma will be eyeing for a clean sweep as they wish to continue their good form. India’s former skipper Virat Kohli who was rested for the T20matches against Sri Lanka is on the verge of creating some mighty records in his career.

Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th test match for India on 4th March as India take on Sri Lanka at Mohali. On his 100th test match, he has the possibility of crossing 8000 test cricket runs as he is just 38 runs short of the mark. Kohli currently has 27 test centuries under his belt and will be eyeing to add a couple more in this test series. 28 centuries will tie him with Australia’s Michael Clarke while 29 centuries will tie him with the great Sir Donald Bradman.

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Virat Kohli was seen practicing ahead of his 100th test match as he aims to break multiple records

Currently, on 99 test catches, he also has the opportunity to take 100 test catches on his 100th test appearance. With 70 centuries he is currently third in the list of most centuries scored by a batter. His 71st century will tie in in the second spot with Ricky Ponting while 72nd will see him topple the Australian legend.

IND vs SL Test: Rohit Sharma & Co reach Mohali for 1st Test, Virat Kohli practices at PCA ahead of 100th Test – Check pics

Also Read: IND SL Mohali Test: After SOS from captain Dimuth Karunaratne, Sri Lanka Cricket sends ‘SPECIAL COACH’ to train Test team for Mohali Test

IND vs SL Squads:

INDIA Full Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Ravindra Jadeja, Venkatesh Iyer, Deepak Hooda, Harshal Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mayank Agarwal, Kuldeep Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Ravi Bishnoi

Sri Lanka Full Squad: Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Charith Asalanka, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dinesh Chandimal (wk), Dasun Shanaka (c), Chamika Karunaratne, Dushmantha Chameera, Praveen Jayawickrama, Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Ashian Daniel, Shiran Fernando, Janith Liyanage, Jeffrey Vandersay

India vs Sri Lanka 2022 Test Match Schedule

Sr. No. Day Date Match Venue
1 Friday 4th-8th March 1st Test Mohali
2 Saturday 12th -16th March 2nd Test (D/N) Bengaluru

IND vs SL Test: Rohit Sharma & Co reach Mohali for 1st Test, Virat Kohli practices at PCA ahead of 100th Test – Check pics

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