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With Virat Kohli on the verge of reaching a significant career milestone of playing 100 international matches across all three formats of cricket, his teammates sent him their best wishes ahead of the Asia Cup 2022, which will pit India against Pakistan.
The wishes are a testament to Kohli’s commitment and perseverance, with his teammates expressing how his legacy and leadership have inspired them to pursue similar goals. Players including Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, and Hardik Pandya expressed their congratulatory messages to Kohli and shared their fondest memories of him.
“We know that his hunger and passion are unmatchable, every time you see him he comes out with different energy all the time and you know it’s definitely not easy to play 100 games for India across formats. So I would first congratulate him for that, it’s a massive achievement, every time we see him, his game is at a different level, I hope Asia Cup will be no different, massive player for us without a doubt. I hope you know, he’s at his best for the team’s sake,” said Captain Rohit Sharma.
Suryakumar Yadav said “100 T20 internationals, I think it’s another milestone for you Virat Bhai. I feel the way you are on the field, be the same way, electrifying and spread as much knowledge as possible for everyone. I love to see you on the ground as you are, and we learn a lot. Just be yourself and enjoy.”
Ravindra Jadeja who has played with Kohli since their formative days was all praise for Kohli and said “I remember when we were playing Under-19, since then his dedication and hunger for runs is still fresh or in my opinion even more, because from Under-19 till now, his goal has been to always work hard to get runs, improve his fitness, game, and more.”
Wishes galore for @imVkohli ahead of his 100th T20I for #TeamIndia.
Listen in to what the team members have to say on his milestone game.#AsiaCup2022 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/uWloBWzBxI
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 28, 2022
Bhuvaneshwar Kumar said “I think his legacy is not only to make runs but also how he approaches the game. I think many people notice how he is pushing himself and how he wants to change the game.”
“He is the first Indian to do this, he’s obviously been our leader for a long time and he’s guided this young Indian team to where we are today and made us realise that we can always push the boundaries, push the barrier and try and be better in terms of skill”, KL Rahul spoke about how Kohli’s attitude has rubbed off on the rest of the team and helped them improve their own game.
Rishabh Pant gave a testament of Kohli’s longevity and how players from the team aspire to achieve the same milestones as him “One of the biggest things is in all three formats if any player represents India for 100 matches, and Virat has played 400, 600 matches. So he’s amazing as a cricketer and you hope that even your career becomes like his in life, and play 400, 500 matches for India, win so many matches for India, his legacy of winning so many matches for India over a period of time, so looking at his career us players get inspired, that we can be somewhere near his level at the end,” he said.
Hardik Pandya said “To play that amount of cricket itself is a big achievement, leave the record its fine, people will remember this feat for the longest time since I don’t see in the near future this happening very often, people playing two, three formats and you know playing 100 games each. If someone has the passion why not, but with the cricket we are playing it’ll be difficult so people will remember this for a long time and yeah that’s it, his record speaks for itself.“
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