Once the toss took place between India and Sri Lanka in the 1st Test in Mohali, it confirmed that Virat Kohli had another feather in his cap. He had achieved the milestone of 100 Tests, nearly 11 years after playing his first in mid-2011.??
Kohli is the 12th Indian to achieve this feat. The 1st to do so was Sunil Gavaskar who finished with 125. Sachin Tendulkar leads the pack with 200 Tests to his name, which is also the world record.
Overall, Kohli is the 71st player to touch the 100-Test mark. Colin Cowdrey was the first to get there and he ended up playing 114 games.?
Kohli's ODI debut was in 2008 and he entered the T20I scene in 2010. His entry into the longest format came much later.?
He needs 38 runs to reach 8000 runs. His highest score of 254 not out remains the top score by an Indian captain. This is Kohli's 1st Test as a non-skipper since 2014.?
Averaging over 50 with 27 100s and 28 50s in 168 innings, Kohli is a run-machine. 7 out of his tons are double centuries, the most by an Indian. It just shows his appetite for big scores.?
Kohli's last test ton came vs Bangladesh in 2019. It was also his last international 100. In the last 70 innings he has not scored a century in any format and it has been over 27 months and even if one takes away the 9 months due to COVID when India played no cricket, that is still 18 months with no 100.?
This could be the turnaround he needs and what better occasion than his 100th Test. ??????