A sport of cricket turns into extra enthralling when it’s being watched with Ravi Shastri’s commentary. His method of describing the on-field proceedings made the sport livelier for many who are watching it on the TV units. ‘The ball goes like a tracer bullet’ and ‘Dhoni finishes off in style. India lift the World Cup after 28 years…’ are a few of the phrases spoken by him on air that stay recent in each cricket lover’s reminiscence.
The followers missed his voice throughout his tenure as Team India’s head coach. However, forward of Virat Kohli’s 100 Test on Friday, Shastri got here up with a video through which he wished the latter in old-style – being a commentator.
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Shastri additionally requested the previous India captain to simply accept the ‘tracer bullet’ problem and to everybody’s shock, Kohli accepted it and gave it a shot.
“100 reasons to celebrate Test match No. 100. It’s been a fabulous century. Great to watch a lot of it ringside. Enjoy this one champ through the covers…@imVkohli #VK100,” the caption of Shastri’s tweet learn.
The affiliation of Kohli and Shastri as India’s former coach and captain witnessed some outstanding moments within the Indian cricket historical past. The greatest spotlight of this affiliation was India’s victory in Australia in 2018 and 2021.
Friday’s Test in opposition to Sri Lanka additionally marks Kohli’s first look in Tests since leaving the captaincy after India misplaced 2-1 to South Africa in January. Though his returns with the bat (no century since November 2019) have invited concern and criticism in equal measure, there isn’t a questioning that Kohli has been the spine for India’s batting for a really very long time.
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Kohli’s landmark one centesimal Test additionally marks the beginning of Rohit Sharma’s stint because the Test captain of India. The hosts haven’t been on the dropping aspect in house Tests for the reason that 2-1 defeat to England in 2012 and might be hoping to increase their streak in opposition to a visiting Sri Lanka aspect.
(With Agency Inputs)
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