Former Indian captain Virat Kohli played his 100th Test in the recently concluded tie against Sri Lanka at the IS Bindra Stadium. He had a decent outing, scoring 45 runs in the first innings as India secured a victory by an innings and 222 runs.
Meanwhile, following the conclusion of the contest, Kohli gifted his jersey to one of his die-hard fans Dharmveer Pal, also known as the unofficial 12th man of the Indian team. Virat Kohli came towards Dharamveer and gifted his jersey before leaving the stadium in the team bus.
Watch the clip here:
Wow it's great day my life @imVkohli he's 100th test match he's gifts me t shirts wow 😲 #viratkholi #ViratKohli100thTest #KingKohli pic.twitter.com/mxALApy89H
— dharamofficialcricket (@dharmveerpal) March 6, 2022
Incidentally, the specially-abled fan travels alongside the national team for most matches across India and even on foreign tours at times.
“Felt very nervous… like making my debut all over again” – Virat Kohli on 100th Test
The talismanic run-scorer shared that he felt “very nervous” when he walked out to bat in his 100th Test on Friday. The 33-year-old cricketer said he initially didn’t realize the magnitude of the landmark, but once he did, he felt butterflies in his stomach.
Addressing the media, Virat Kohli said:
“I told Rahul bhai, he asked me the morning, ‘How are you feeling?’, and I said I feel like I am making my debut all over again, to be honest. I had butterflies in my stomach.”
He added:
“I didn’t realize the magnitude of the occasion till things got closer to today and how the presentation happened, the ceremony happened and there were people in the stadium today as well. It was a moment which was very, very special and I did feel very nervous walking out before.”
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