On Friday, Virat Kohli became the twelfth Indian to play 100 Tests, as India took on Sri Lanka in Mohali in the first match of the two-Test series.
Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin Tendulkar, Anil Kumble, and Rahul Dravid, among others, are among the elite Indian cricketers who have achieved the feat. Kohli, 33, received his 100th Test cap by head coach Rahul Dravid before the start of the game.
Kohli had been in Mohali preparing for the game since last week, and during one of his practise sessions, he was seen humming AP Dhillon's viral song 'Kehndi Hundi Si' as he walked out to bat during nets.
Coach Dravid gave a heartfelt speech in which he waxed eloquently about his longevity and asked him to "double it up."
"In present day cricket, with the amount we play with three formats and an IPL, the one takeaway the next generation can take from me is that I played 100 games in the purest format," Kohli said after being felicitated by Rahul Dravid.
Virat Kohli, who has played 100 Tests, said on Friday that he wants the "next generation" to be inspired by the fact that he was able to achieve the feat despite playing in all three formats during a grueling international schedule.
In his first test as India's Test captain, Rohit Sharma won the toss and chose to bat in the series opener. Sharma took over from Kohli as India's 35th test captain to begin the two-Test series against Sri Lanka in a new-look combination.
