The second and last match of the two-Test series between India and Sri Lanka is to be played from March 12 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. This test will be played with pink ball in flood light. This will be Team India’s third and overall fourth Day Night Test in India. India has previously hosted Pink Ball Tests against Bangladesh and England, while the only overseas Pink Ball Test India played was against Australia.
Virat Kohli shines in ‘Pink Ball’ Test
Talking about the record of Indian batsmen against the pink ball, then Virat Kohli is burning. He is the highest run scorer among Indian players. Kohli has scored 241 runs in the 3 Day-Night Tests he has played so far at an impressive average of 60.25, while Kohli’s average against the pink ball in India is even better. Virat Kohli has scored runs at an average of 81.50 in the Pink Ball Test at home.
Virat Kohli the only Indian to score a century in Day Night Test
Run machine Virat Kohli had scored a century against Bangladesh in his very first Pink Ball Test. During that time, King Kohli played an innings of 136 runs in 194 balls with the help of 18 fours. Apart from Kohli, no other Indian batsman has been able to score a century in Day Night Test. After Kohli, Rohit Sharma has the highest score in the Pink Ball Test. Rohit had scored 66 runs against England in Ahmedabad off 96 balls.
Kohli expected 71st century in Bangalore Test
There is a drought of Virat Kohli’s century since 2019, with every match, fans expect that this player will shut the mouth of critics this time with a century, but it does not happen. In IPL, Kohli plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore and this is his home ground. In such a situation, Kohli will be expected to end the wait for the fans to score another century in the Pink Ball Test.