IND vs SL 1st Test: 4000 fans gather to watch Virat Kohli’s milestone match in Mohali

On a day, when Virat Kohli became the 12th Indian cricketer to play in 100 Test matches during the first Test match of the two-Test match India Sri Lanka series at the IS Bindra PCA International Stadium on Friday, the stadium saw more than 4,000 fans watching the historic Test match. While the fans were enthralled by Kohli’s 76-ball knock of 45 runs and cheered him for every ball he faced, Rishabh Pant’s breezy knock of 96 runs off 97 balls too made the fans cheer with joy.

Kohli, who was hugged by wife Anushka Sharma, who too is in bio-bubble, then replied as he joined the likes of Sunil Gawaskar, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh and Ishant Sharma to have played in 100 Test matches for India. “I want to thank BCCI and to get my 100 th Test cap from one of my childhood heroes is indeed amazing. It’s a special moment for



me. My wife is here and so is my brother. Everyone is very proud. It is indeed a team game and this could not have been possible without you. With the amount of cricket we play in three formats and an IPL, the one takeaway the next generation can take from me is that I played 100 games in the purest format,” said Kohli, who also completed 8,000 runs in his Test career later in the day.

The 4,000 odd fans, who had started to arrive at the stadium as early as 6.30 am in the morning, were delighted with India choosing to bat first. As Kohli came into bat after the fall off Mayank Agrawal in the 19th over, the fans cheered with chants like chants like ‘Chiku, Chiku’ and “King Kohli”. The most vociferous chants came from the South Pavillion Terrace and young kids too enjoyed their hero’s feat. “We had come to watch Virat sir play in his 100th Test match and we are glad that we too are a part of this historic Test match.