IND vs SL 1st Test: Kohli Becomes 6th Indian Player To Score 8000 Runs in Test Cricket

IND vs SL 1st Test: Kohli has become the sixth Indian player to score 8000 runs in Test cricket, the first competition of the two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka (India vs Sri Lanka) played in Mohali from March 4. He is going.

A won The Toss And Decided To Bat First:-

Indian captain Rohit Sharma has won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first session of the first day, Team India scored 109 runs for the loss of 2 wickets.

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The game for the second session continues. In this session, Virat Kohli has made a special record in his name. He has become the sixth Indian to do so in Test cricket.

The 8000 Runs Completed in Test Cricket:-

IND vs SL 1st Test: In the 38th over of his 100th Test match, Virat Kohli has achieved a special success as soon as he scored 38 runs. Kohli has become the sixth Indian player to score 8000 runs in Test cricket.

Before Kohli, only five players Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, and VVS Laxman could achieve this feat.

Now Kohli’s name has also been included in this list. He achieved this feat in his 100th Test.

• Sachin Tendulkar – 200 matches, 15921 runs
• Rahul Dravid – 163 matches, 133265 runs
• Sunil Gavaskar – 125 matches, 10122 runs
• VVS Laxman – 134 matches, 8781 runs
• Virender Sehwag – 103 matches, 8503 runs
• Virat Kohli – 100 matches, 8000* runs

In How Many Innings Completed 8000 Test Runs (Indian)

• Sachin Tendulkar – 154
• Rahul Dravid – 157
• Virender Sehwag– 160
• Sunil Gavaskar – 166
• Virat Kohli – 169
• VVS Laxman – 201

Apart from Virat Kohli, Ricky Ponting also completed 8000 runs in his 100th Test. He achieved this feat against South Africa in Sydney in 2003.

The 100th Test Matches:-

IND vs SL 1st Test: In Mohali Test, Virat Kohli has made another record in his name. He has become the 12th player to play 100 Tests for India. Before Kohli, 11 players had played more than 100 Test matches.

Sachin Tendulkar has played 200 Test matches for India. Dravid (163), Laxman (134), Kumble (132), Kapil Dev (131), Sunil Gavaskar (125), Dilip Vengsarkar (116), Sourav Ganguly (113), Ishant (105), Harbhajan (103) and Sehwag has played 103 test matches.

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• Virender Sehwag – (103 Tests)
• Harbhajan Singh– (103 Tests)
• Ishant Sharma– (105 Tests)
• Sourav Ganguly – (113 Tests)
• Dilip Vengsarkar– (116 Tests)
• Sunil Gavaskar– (125 Tests)
• Kapil Dev– (131 Tests)
• Anil Kumble – (132 Tests)
• VVS Laxman– (134 Tests)
• Rahul Dravid– (163 Tests)
• Sachin Tendulkar – (200 Tests)
• Virat Kohli – 100 Tests