Rohit Sharma opens up on Virat Kohli’s journey to 100 Tests: From greatest collection win to memorable knock

India skipper Rohit Sharma, who will lead India within the Test format for the primary time on Friday, mirrored upon the journey of Virat Kohli to 100 Tests and listed his favorite batting reminiscence of his teammate. Rohit will begin his Test captaincy journey when he steps out to steer India in opposition to Sri Lanka within the opening recreation in Mohali beginning Friday.

“As a Test team, we stand in a very good position. The whole credit goes to Virat for where we stand in this format. What he has done with the Test team over the years was brilliant to see,” Rohit mentioned within the pre-match press convention, his first as Test skipper.

“I just have to take it from where he has left it. I just have to do the right thing with the right players,” he added.

Although India’s probabilities of making it to the World Test Championship last look dim at current, Rohit insisted that the staff has been shifting in the best course.

“The team stands in a good position. Yes, we are mid-position in the WTC table but I don’t think we have done anything wrong in the last two to three years,” Rohit added.

The mutual respect was there to see when he paid wealthy tributes to his contemporaries forward of his landmark recreation.

“It’s been a brilliant journey for him and a long one since he made his debut. Now to go and play his 100th game. It’s been a wonderful one. He has done exceedingly well in this format, changed so many things in the way the team is moving forward. It’s been brilliant to watch that.

“It’s been one hell of a trip for him, and we undoubtedly need to make it particular for him. We are all ready for that and let’s hope we now have a very good 5 days of cricket. The crowd is coming to see Virat play and that is an amazing factor.”

For Rohit, the best phase under Kohli was the 2018 Australia series, which they won 2-1.

“As a staff, the collection we received in Australia in 2018 and it was a giant collection, and Virat was our captain.”

The best knock of Kohli among his 27 Test hundreds, according to Rohit, is the one he hit in South Africa on his first tour in 2013.

“As a batter, I bear in mind his hundred (in Johannesburg) in opposition to South Africa in 2013. The pitch on which we performed was a difficult one and we had bowlers like Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander and Jacques Kallis to face, which wasn’t simple,” Rohit recollected.

“It was a bouncy observe and we had been all enjoying Test cricket in South Africa for the primary time. He scored 100 within the first innings and 90 odd within the second innings.

“That hundred for me is his best. Then there is Perth 2018 but in 2013 South Africa beat Perth,” he added.