Sunil Gavaskar, an Indian cricket legend, said as Virat Kohli played his 100th Test match for India against Sri Lanka in Mohali that it is an incredible feeling to achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the traditional format of the game for the country.
The former Indian captain further said that Kohli has always had that fire in his belly since his Test debut in 2011 and how he is unique in terms of getting under the skin of the bowlers.
Gavaskar said in a video posted by the BCCI on Twitter: “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.”
He added, “No career will be smooth, there will be highs and lows. Whether Kohli is fielding or going out to bat, the crowd will lift him up. That is what crowds do, especially when it is a home crowd. Everyone will be wanting him to get a hundred in his 100th Test. His has been an incredible journey, I remember him making his debut in the West Indies in 2011, even there you could see a fire in him.”
Gavaskar signed off by saying, “To provoke a fast bowler takes something else. Kohli is one of the rare batters who like to sledge bowlers. He has been different; he likes to get under their skin. He is like Javed Miandad in that sense. His progress has been phenomenal, the consistency with which he has played, the 100th Test and beyond should be more of the same.”
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(With ANI Inputs)
