Back on March 4, 2022, Virat Kohli became only the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests. Kohli reached the landmark in the match against Sri Lanka at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Prior to the match, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) felicitated the modern-day great. Kohli also got a guard of honour from his teammates.
Kohli scored 45 runs off 76 balls with 5 fours in the 1st innings before left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya accounted for his wicket. After opting to bat first, India racked up a massive score of 574 for 8 (declared) in 129.2 overs.
Ravindra Jadeja, one of India’s greatest Test all-rounders, scored an unbeaten 175 off 228 balls with 17 fours and 3 sixes. India went on to win the match by an innings and 222 runs.
Kohli is currently on a break after he recently became father to a baby boy with wife Anushka Sharma.
In 113 Tests, Kohli has scored 8848 runs at an average of 49.15 and a strike-rate of 55.56 with 29 hundreds and 30 fifties to show for his efforts.
Most Test matches for India in Tests
Sachin Tendulkar – 200
Rahul Dravid – 163
VVS Laxman – 134
Anil Kumble – 132
Kapil Dev – 131
Sunil Gavaskar – 125
Dilip Vengsarkar – 116
Sourav Ganguly – 113
Virat Kohli – 113
Ishant Sharma – 105
Harbhajan Singh – 103
Cheteshwar Pujara – 103
Virender Sehwag – 103
R Ashwin on verge of 100 Tests
Currently, R Ashwin, one of their greatest all-rounders, is also on the verge of playing 100 Tests for the Indian team. In the absence of Kohli and other big names, including Mohammed Shami, Ashwin has stepped up for India in the 5-match series against England.
Kohli is expected to return to action later this month while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.