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Rohit Sharma wins toss, opts to bat first against Sri Lanka in 1st Test

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Mar 04, 2022, at 03:35 pm

Mohali: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first after winning the toss against Sri Lanka in the first Test match here on Friday.

The test assumes significance as it is the 100 Test match played by former Indian skipper Virat Kohli.

#TeamIndia Head Coach Rahul Dravid presents @imVkohli with his 100th baggy blue to commemorate his 100th appearance in whites.#VK100 | #INDvSL | @Paytm pic.twitter.com/PVFhsbe4Rj
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 4, 2022

Rohit also commenced his journey as India's Test team captain with this match.

'I never thought i'll play 100 Test matches. It has been a long journey. Grateful that i've been able to make it to 100' - @imVkohli on his landmark Test.

Full interview coming up on https://t.co/Z3MPyesSeZ. Stay tuned! #VK100 pic.twitter.com/SFehIolPwb
— BCCI (@BCCI) March 3, 2022

Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are not present in the squad and Hanuma Vihari and Shubman Gill are getting an opportunity to show their performance.

Rohit has shown his strong performance in the white-ball cricket against teams like New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka so far.

India squad: R Sharma (c), M Agarwal, H Vihari, V Kohli, S Iyer, R Pant (wk), R Jadeja, R Ashwin, M Shami, J Bumrah, J Yadav

Sri lankan squad: R Sharma (c), M Agarwal, H Vihari, V Kohli, S Iyer, R Pant (wk), R Jadeja, R Ashwin, M Shami, J Bumrah, J Yadav

#India #SriLanka #IndiaSriLankaTest #RohitSharma

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