IND vs SL 2022: Playing XI who have played 100 or more Tests for Team India

Virat Kohli will be playing his 100th Test for Team India from Friday onwards against Sri Lanka in Mohali. He will become the 12th player from the country to achieve this feat. In the longest format of cricket, Kohli has scored 7,962 runs at an average of more than 50. He has smashed seven double centuries and 27 hundreds in his Test career so far, with his highest score being 254.

Here’s a list of playing XI comprising the Indian players who played 100 or more Tests before him.

Openers – Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag

This duo of Sunil Gavaskar and Virender Sehwag will open the innings for this team. Gavaskar has played 125 Tests in his career, aggregating 10,122 runs at an average of 51.12, registering 34 tons.

His opening partner in the team, Virender Sehwag, has played 103 matches in whites for India, scoring 8,503 runs at an average of 49.43. Sehwag is the only one in this team to have scored a triple century.

Middle Order – Rahul Dravid (WK), Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman

This team has players like Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman who will shoulder the middle-order responsibilities. Dravid has played 163 Tests for the nation, while Tendulkar donned the Indian jersey 200 times in Tests. The duo of Dravid and Tendulkar scored a total of 29,186 runs in Test cricket. Tendulkar registered 51 centuries while Dravid scored 36 tons.Dilip Vengsarkar represented India in 116 Tests between 1976 and 1992, scoring 6,868 runs, including 17 tons and 35 half-tons. Sourav Ganguly who is serving as the Current BCCI president has aggregated 7,212 runs in 113 Tests, with his highest score being 239. Meanwhile, VVS Laxman amassed 8,781 runs at an average of 45.97 in 134 Tests.

All-rounder – Kapil Dev

Kapil Dev is the only all-rounder in this team. The former Indian captain turned up for the nation in 131 Test matches, scoring 5,248 runs and picking up 434 wickets.Dev registered 23 five-wicket hauls and two 10-wicket hauls for Team India. He has also scored eight centuries and 27 half-centuries.

Bowlers – Harbhajan Singh, Anil Kumble and Ishant Sharma

Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble crossed the 400-wicket milestone during their Test careers.

While Kumble ended his career with 619 wickets, Harbhajan dismissed the opposition batters 417 times while playing for Team India. Both bowlers have also managed to score over a thousand runs in their Test careers. Ishant Sharma will share the fast-bowling responsibilities with Kapil Dev. He played his 100th Test for Team India last year against England. So far in his career, he has played 105 Tests, picking up 311 wickets, including 11 five-wicket haul.