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Winning Games For India "My Prime Motivation": Virat Kohli Ahead Of His 100th Test

Virat Kohli will play his 100th Test match on Friday when he takes the field against Sri Lanka in Mohali. He will be the 12th Indian and 71st cricketer to reach the milestone, which is a marker of a player's quality and longevity. Kohli is on the cusp of completing 8000 runs in Test cricket too. This will be his first Test as a player since 2014, as he stepped down from India's Test captaincy after the series in South Africa. In the interim he became India's most successful Test captain in terms of victories and win percentage. The Kohli-era in Indian Test cricket will go down in history as one of the most glorious, as he won every series that he captained at home and went on to achieve several fine victories away from home, including a maiden series triumph in Australia.

Split Captaincy Won't Work In India, Says Dinesh Karthik

Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has vouched for one captain across all three formats for the Indian team, saying the concept of split captaincy won't work here. Karthik hailed Rohit Sharma's elevation as Indian team's captain across all formats on the eve of the Mumbai batter's Test captaincy debut against Sri Lanka in the game starting here on Friday. "A cricketing country like India needs one captain," Karthik said on the ICC Review.

Sunil Gavaskar Likens Virat Kohli To Former Pakistan Captain In Terms Of "Getting Under Skin" Of Bowlers

Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar has said that Virat Kohli has always had that fire in his belly since his Test debut and how he is unique in terms of getting under the skin of the bowlers. As India take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series, batter Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format. "Playing 100th Test for your country is an incredible feeling, all of us when we were kids playing in the compounds of our house, we dream of playing for India. After playing for the country and you come to your 100th Test, it is an incredible feeling. Reaching the 100th Test means you have played for the country very successfully. No carrier will be smooth, there will be highs and lows," said Gavaskar in a video posted on the official Twitter handle of BCCI.

Women’s Cricket World Cup: Five players who could be standout stars

The Women’s Cricket World Cup gets underway tomorrow, with eight teams set to contest the 12th edition of the tournament.

Split captaincy won't work in India, says Dinesh Karthik, hailing Rohit Sharma's appointment as skipper across formats

Dinesh Karthik has vouched for one captain across all three formats for the Indian team, saying the concept of split captaincy won't work here. Karthik hailed Rohit Sharma's elevation as Indian team's captain across all formats on the eve of the Mumbai batter's Test captaincy debut against Sri Lanka in the game starting here on Friday. "A cricketing country like India needs one captain," Karthik said on the ICC Review. "It is very easy to deal with one captain for all three formats.

India: Virat Kohli’s finest Test moments as skipper and batter

India captain Rohit Sharma has picked out what he thinks are the finest moments of Virat Kohli’s Test career to date.

Still remember the day when he got selected in Indian Test team: Raj Kumar Sharma on Virat Kohli

Kohli's 100th Test match, his childhood coach Raj Kumar Sharma recalled the day when the batter got selected for Team India. As India take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series, batter Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format. "I still remember the day when Virat came to my East Delhi cricket academy for the first time.

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sunil Gavaskar Picks India XI For Mohali Test, Leaves Out Young Batter

Former India cricketer Sunil Gavaskar picked his Team India 11 for theupcoming clash. Speaking to Sports Talk, Gavaskar laid out this final Indian XI which according to him could line-up for the first Test. In the list, he decided to leave out young batter Shubman Gill at the expense of batters like Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari. Gavaskar said that Gill's lack of match practice was the primary reason why he decided to not pick him.

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Winning Games For India "My Prime Motivation": Virat Kohli Ahead Of His 100th Test

Split Captaincy Won't Work In India, Says Dinesh Karthik

Sunil Gavaskar Likens Virat Kohli To Former Pakistan Captain In Terms Of "Getting Under Skin" Of Bowlers

Women’s Cricket World Cup: Five players who could be standout stars

Split captaincy won't work in India, says Dinesh Karthik, hailing Rohit Sharma's appointment as skipper across formats

India: Virat Kohli’s finest Test moments as skipper and batter

Still remember the day when he got selected in Indian Test team: Raj Kumar Sharma on Virat Kohli

India vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test: Sunil Gavaskar Picks India XI For Mohali Test, Leaves Out Young Batter