Cricket-Rohit takes over as India's test captain in Kohli's 100th
By Sudipto Ganguly
Test Sport News
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(Reuters) - Here is what you need to know about the first test between India and Sri Lanka, which starts on Friday.
Rohit takes over as India's test captain in Kohli's 100th
MUMBAI : Rohit Sharma will begin his reign as India's new test captain on Friday in a two-match series against neighbours Sri Lanka, hoping to keep the team's juggernaut rolling at home.
India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Can Team India Maintain Outstanding Record At Fortress Mohali?
The Indian men's cricket team played a Test match at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium in Mohali for the first time in December 1994. The team went on to lose the match by a huge margin of 243 runs to West Indies. Since then, Mohali has hosted a total of 12 Tests and India have never lost a match there. What is even more impressive is that since 2000, the hosts have won 7 of the 10 Tests played at this venue, while the three other matches have been drawn.
Virat Kohli's 5 Dramatic Moments In Test Career
India's superstar cricketer Virat Kohli plays his 100th Test on Friday, but not as captain following his shock resignation from one of world sport's top jobs in January. Leading from the front as one of the modern game's best batters, India under Kohli became a force to be reckoned with outside the subcontinent but never won a multinational tournament. The brash social media star and advertising hot property -- married to a Bollywood actress -- had his share of run-ins with umpires and opponents alike along the way.
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Pakistan vs Australia, 1st Test: Nathan Lyon Relishes Babar Azam Challenge
Australian spin great Nathan Lyon said Wednesday he was relishing the challenge of bowling against one of the world's top batsmen, Babar Azam, in the first Test against Pakistan starting this week. The 34-year-old is the highest wicket-taker in the Australia squad with 415 from 105 Tests, and boasts a record of 95 victims in 19 matches across Asia. Azam is the world's number one batsman in one-day internationals as well Twenty20s, and is ranked ninth in the Test rankings. "I have always said from day one of my career that I want to compete against the best players in the world, and Babar is definitely one of those guys," Lyon told a video news conference.