IND vs SL LIVE – 8000 Test runs Club: On his 100th Test match, Former India captain Virat Kohli has become the sixth Indian to accomplish 8000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved the landmark in his 100th Test while playing Against Sri Lanka. He required just 38 runs to reach the special landmark at Mohali in the opening Test against Sri Lanka. Follow India vs Sri Lanka LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Unfortunately, he departed for just 45 runs after getting bowled out to Lasith Embuldeniya.
Fastest Indian players to 8000 Test runs – by innings:
154 – Sachin Tendulkar
158 – Rahul Dravid
160 – Virender Sehwag
166 – Sunil Gavaskar
169 – Virat Kohli*#INDvSL— Umang Pabari (@UPStatsman) March 4, 2022
Been a long journey to get here. Full of ups and downs and learnings. Would not have had it any other way. Thank you for all your support 🇮🇳🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/Q5Vdtz8s1K
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 6, 2022
On 100th Test, Virat Kohli reaches BIG MILESTONE, becomes 6th Indian to complete 8000 runs in Test cricket – Check out
Virat Kohli has joined the likes of VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag on 8000 runs elite list with Sunil Gavaskar, Rahul Dravid & Sachin Tendulkar.
.@imVkohli breaches another milestone on his momentous day.
8000 and counting runs in whites for him 👏👏#VK100 @Paytm #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/EDZz9kPZwy
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 4, 2022
He has scored 27 centuries in the longest format and could become 1st Indian to slam a ton in the 100th test.
He is the 12th Indian to play in the 100th Test. He also completed 900 boundaries.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR Tendulkar | 1989-2013 | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 | 14 |
| R Dravid | 1996-2012 | 163 | 284 | 32 | 13265 | 270 | 52.63 | 36 | 63 | 7 |
| SM Gavaskar | 1971-1987 | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 | 12 |
| VVS Laxman | 1996-2012 | 134 | 225 | 34 | 8781 | 281 | 45.97 | 17 | 56 | 14 |
| V Sehwag | 2001-2013 | 103 | 178 | 6 | 8503 | 319 | 49.43 | 23 | 31 | 16 |
| V Kohli | 2011-2022 | 100* | 169 | 11 | 8000* | 254* | 50.55 | 27 | 28 | 14 |
On 100th Test, Virat Kohli reaches BIG MILESTONE, becomes 6th Indian to complete 8000 runs in Test cricket – Check out
- The right-handed batter had made his debut in the longest format way back in 2011 against West Indies and 11 years later, he has come a long way.
- 27 Test centuries later in the longest format, the batter knows how to score big and shut out the outside noise to perform better
- He had last scored a century in international cricket in 2019 against Bangladesh and since then, the entire nation is waiting eagerly for the batter to register his 71st ton.
- One can just hope he registers the milestone in his 100th Test and if it does happen, it would mean that the stars truly aligned for a once in a generation batter.
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