Virat Kohli is 38 runs away from joining the elite list of India legends.
The first Test between India and Sri Lanka will take place in Mohali on March 4, and this will be a special event for Virat Kohli. After 100 Test matches, he becomes the 12th Indian to accomplish this milestone. He has a chance to make this even more memorable since he is currently considered one of the best batters in world.
Virender Sehwag (160 innings), and Sunil Gavaskar (160 innings) (166 innings) were the fastest players to reach the milestone in Indian history. With a score of 38 runs in the first innings, Kohli is the sixth fastest in Indian history.
Meanwhile, the right-hander needs run desperately. He has had some of the worst red ball returns of his relatively long career over the last few years. In November, he scored his most recent international century against Bangladesh.
Kohli has scored 208 runs at an average of 26.00 in the last five Tests at home in 2021, the lowest total in any calendar year at home. In eight innings, he has been out three times for a duck. A spinner would be responsible for 75% of dismissals in 2021 (6/8).
Kohli could be encouraged by his performance against Sri Lanka during their last Test series in India in 2017. Virat Kohli has scored 610 runs in three Test games, including two consecutive double-tones (213 at Nagpur and 243 at Delhi). Against Sri Lanka, he had three consecutive tons as well.
