Former India captain Virat Kohli will achieve a major milestone in his illustrious career in the first India vs Sri Lanka Test in Mohali on Friday. 33 years old 12. Will becometh Cricketer to play 100th Matches in the longest format of the game.
Virat Kohli has come a long way in his cricketing career which started with many hiccups. From scoring his maiden Test run in Jamaica in 2011 to leaving behind an unparalleled legacy, the right-handed batsman has established himself as one of the greats of the modern era of the gentleman’s game.
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Hailing Kohli heavily, former cricketer Chandu Borde recalled an incident when he first saw the dynamic India batsman at a coaching camp in Mohali. Speaking to News18 CricketNext, Borde said that Kohli has been an exciting cricketer since childhood and wants to keep growing.
“When he was 17 or 18 years old, North Zone had a coaching camp in Mohali. Kohli was one of the players, and I was sent by the BCCI to coach him. I noticed that he has an aggressive approach in the nets as well. When you tell him something, he will try to use the suggestions in the nets and try to correct himself,” Borde told News18 CricketNext.
“He keeps his word, has his opinion and doesn’t hold back. He accepts things and suggestions only when he is convinced. He does not like standing and looking at others. He likes to do something all the time. He has been an exciting cricketer since childhood. He wants to keep going. He doesn’t stay in one place. He wants to be in the game all the time when he is on the field,” he said.
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Borde wanted Kohli to score a century in his 100th Test. It has been more than two years since Kohli scored an international century. He last scored 136 against Bangladesh in the day-night Test in Kolkata in November 2019. Since then, he has played 27 Test innings without scoring a triple digit.
He said, “He has achieved so many great things in such a short span of time and against good teams. It’s really believable and I wish him all the best for his 100th Test match and wish him his 100th Test match.” Make your century in
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