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Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has named the 11 players he thinks should be part of India playing 11 for the first Test against Sri Lanka, that begins Friday in Mohali. Speaking to Sports Tak, Gavaskar picked his Team India 11 for the upcoming clash and decided to pick three seamers and two spinners in the line-up.
Ahead of Virat 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. He was a naughty boy who was very enthusiastic and eager to play. While coaching him, I realised that he has a lot of potentials and was different from others. I still remember the day of June 2011 when he called me and said that he got selected for the Indian Test team. It was a very emotional moment and we hugged each other and now finally he will be playing his 100th Test match," Raj Kumar Sharma told ANI.
New India skipper Rohit Sharma has heaped praise on his predecessor Virat Kohli ahead of his first match as captain and the former skipper’s 100th Test.
Ravichandran Ashwin is expected to be included in India's playing XI for the first Test against Sri Lanka, which begins in Mohali from Friday. India's vice-captain for the series, Jasprit Bumrah, had informed the media during a press conference that Ashwin was "shaping up well" in training and signs are that the off spin wizard will be fit for the match.
Test cricket is the "real cricket", Virat Kohli said on Thursday ahead of his 100th game for India in the five-day format, his first since stepping down as captain in January.
Wishes have been pouring in for former India captain Virat Kohli ahead of his 100th Test match. Several Indian cricket greats and legends have shared their views about Kohli, spoken about the time when they first saw or heard of him and also wished him luck for his 100th Test match. Among them in Kohli's statemate and former India teammate Virender Sehwag, who wished him in his inimitable style.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane's service to Indian cricket isn't easy to match but there comes a point when one needs to look forward and give the younger crop a fair run at the Test level, new captain Rohit Sharma said on Thursday. Rahane, with 82 games, and Pujara, with 95 games, have been dropped from the Test squad for the Sri Lanka series and Rohit made it clear that the likes of Shubman Gill, Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer need to be backed for a solid run. "Look these are big shoes to fill in.
India skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said that it will not be easy to fill the shoes of seasoned campaigners Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. India and Sri Lanka will lock horns in a two-match Test series, beginning Friday in Mohali. Rahane and Pujara have been dropped for the Tests and it will be interesting to see who comes into the side.