Virat Kohli 100th Test: Virat Kohli ready to play 100th Test as plethora of records await – Former Indian Test captain Virat Kohli will take the field at Mohali on Friday, 4th March, to represent the nation in what will be his 100th Test match. Follow IND vs SL live updates on InsideSport.IN.
India won the three-match T20I series by a 3-0 margin and will be looking to clinch the Test series as well. This game will also mark a new beginning for the Indian Test team, as Rohit Sharma will be leading the side.
Virat Kohli 100th Test: Virat Kohli ready to play 100th Test as plethora of records await former captain’s glory at Mohali – All you need to know
However, as destiny would have it, former skipper Virat Kohli will still remain the focal point of attraction, for it will be his 100th Test match. The lad from Delhi could make and break a lot of records in the Mohali test:
8000 Test runs – Kohli is only 38 runs away from scoring 8000 runs in Test cricket. Before him, only five players have achieved this magnificent feat – Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman.
28/29 Test centuries – Virat Kohli has scored 27 centuries in Test cricket. Another century in this series will take this number to 28, where he will be tied with Hashim Amla and Michael Clarke. If Kohli can somehow score centuries on both innings, he will be tied with Sir Don Bradman with 29 centuries.
71 Test centuries – If Kohli can score a century in this match, he will take his total tally of international centuries to 71, and will be tied with Australian legend Ricky Ponting in the second place on the list of players with the most international centuries.
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100 Test appearances – While the previous mentions are based on assumptions, that one record that Kohli will make is of playing 100 Test matches for India. He will become the 12th Indian cricketer to make 100 appearances in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli 100th Test: Virat Kohli ready to play 100th Test as plethora of records await former captain’s glory at Mohali – All you need to know
List of Players who have played 100 Test matches for India
| PLAYERS | MATCHES | RUNS | WICKETS |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 200 | 15921 | 46 |
| Rahul Dravid | 163 | 13265 | 1 |
| VVS Laxman | 134 | 8781 | 2 |
| Anil Kumble | 132 | 2506 | 619 |
| Kapil Dev | 131 | 5248 | 434 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 125 | 10122 | 1 |
| Dilip Vengsarkar | 116 | 6868 | 0 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 113 | 7212 | 32 |
| Ishant Sharma | 104 | 785 | 311 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 103 | 2224 | 417 |
| Virender Sehwag | 103 | 8503 | 40 |
India Squad for Test series: Rohit Sharma (c), Mayank Agarwal, Priyank Panchal, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, KS Bharat, Ravichandran Ashwin (subject to fitness), Ravindra Jadeja, Jayant Yadav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Md. Shami, Md. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Saurabh Kumar.
Virat Kohli 100th Test: Virat Kohli ready to play 100th Test as plethora of records await former captain’s glory at Mohali – All you need to know
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