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.

He spoke about his journey in an interview with the BCCI. Here is the full transcript of the interview:

"I honestly never thought that I will play 100 Test matches. It has been a long journey, played a lot of cricket over the course of these 100 Test matches. So, just grateful that I have been able to make it to 100. As I said, knowing the amount of cricket that is played in today's day and age. God has been kind, I have worked really hard on my fitness.

"It's a big moment for me, my family and my coach, who is also very happy and proud about this Test match as far as I am concerned. It's a very very special moment for me.

"I think my first Test match hundred is something that I remember very fondly and it's very fresh in my memory still. That is one day that will always be special to me and the fact that it came in Australia made it much more special. It was an overseas hundred for a young guy wanting to establish himself in Test cricket and for that