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Virat Kohli’s century drought in worldwide cricket continues as he did not convert one other respectable begin into a giant rating to breach the three-digit mark. The former India captain, who’s enjoying his a hundredth Test, was dismissed on 45 by Sri Lanka’s left-arm spinner Lasith Embuldeniya.
He was deceived by Embuldeniya’s sharp flip and acquired castled on 45 off 76 balls. Kohli was in disbelief after the dismissal and shake his head earlier than strolling again in the direction of the pavilion.
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It was not the primary time, when Embuldeniya troubled Kohli within the match. He acquired off the mark with a modern whereas making an attempt a flick off Embuldeniya, however thankfully, the ball landed within the secure zone.
Meanwhile, Kohli achieved one other milestone throughout the Day 1 of the first Test match between India and Sri Lanka. Playing his a hundredth Test match, Kohli accomplished 8000 runs in Test cricket and turns into the sixth Indian batter to attain the feat. On the thirty ninth over of the innings, Kohli guided the ball in the direction of level to take a single and enter the 8k membership. The batting maestro took 169 innings to breach the mark.
He is the fifth-fastest Indian to attain 8000 runs as batting nice Sachin Tendulkar tops the listing as he achieved the feat in 154 innings, adopted by present India head coach Rahul Dravid -157 innings.
The 33-year-old additionally turns into the second participant to succeed in the historic mark within the a hundredth Test. He joined legendary Australia captain Ricky Ponting on the listing. Ponting entered the 8k membership in 2006 towards South Africa in Sydney.
Kohli was felicitated by the BCCI on Friday commemorating his landmark a hundredth Test match — the primary recreation towards Sri Lanka. Head coach Rahul Dravid offered the particular cap to Kohli within the presence of his India teammates, spouse Anushka Sharma and BCCI officers.
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