Ahead of his 500th international game, former India captain Virat Kohli overtook the West Indies and beat the great Brian Lara at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad. After winning 1-0 in the two-match series, India now take on the West Indies in the second and final Test, the 100th match between the two sides in the longest run of form. Before the game, Kohli was greeted by ‘The Prince of Trinidad’ as he went back to the locker room.
In a video shared by BCCI, Lara spoke to Indian players including Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
When in Trinidad, don’t miss the legendary Brian Lara #TeamIndia | #WIvIND | @BrianLara pic.twitter.com/t8L8lV6Cso
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 19, 2023
If you’re in Trinidad you can’t miss the legendary Brian Lara #TeamIndia | don’t miss #WIvIND | @BrianLara pic.twitter.com/t8L8lV6Cso — BCCI (@BCCI) July 19, 2023
Kohli, who has not made an overseas Test hundred since December 2018, will also expect a big knock after a stubborn 76 in the opener.
India beat the West Indies in the first Test in Dominica last week, with Yashasvi Jaiswal scoring a 171 on his debut.
Jaiswal, who became only the third Indian to score 150 on his debut, will look to extend his purple patch. Shubman Gill could only hold out for 11 balls after dropping himself to number three and he will be eager to go out in the middle.
Aside from debutant Alick Athanaze, none of the West Indies hitters were comfortable against quality spin and are likely to struggle when the ball spins as much as it did in Dominica.
Squads: India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Virat Kohli, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Navdeep Saini
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