Rohit Sharma Press Conference / Captain Rohit Sharma reads ballads in praise of Virat Kohli said heart-wrenching talk on 100th Test

The two-match Test series between India and Sri Lanka has started from tomorrow i.e. Friday. In the series to be held under the World Test Championship, both the teams would like to consolidate their position. For India, this Test is going to be special and different in many ways. While Rohit Sharma will captain the Test team for the first time, Virat Kohli will go to play his 100th Test match. Apart from this, after a long time, the team will go to play Tests without Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara. On the eve of the match, captain Rohit Sharma interacted with the media and talked about all these matters.

Virat made many changes in the interest of the team

On Virat Kohli's 100th Test match, Rohit said, "It has been a wonderful and long journey. He has done extremely well and has changed many things to help the team move forward. It has been a special journey for him." "

Virat's special innings

Rohit said on the special memory associated with Kohli, "For me as a batsman the best memory is the innings he played in South Africa in 2013. A challenging wicket and we were playing there for the first time... The way he batted and scored a century. It was an innings that I remember clearly."

Rohit's goals as Test captain:

When asked what he wants to achieve as a Test captain, Rohit said, "To be honest, I just want to win matches. I want to do the right things with the team that we have. We are in a good position." And we have done well in the last five years. A lot of credit goes to Virat.

Pujara-Rahane's absence told a new beginning

Pujara and Rahane are not part of the team in the series and young players are expected to get their place. To this Rohit said that whenever there is a change in the team, there is always a new beginning. Those who are replacing Pujara and Rahane have done well in domestic cricket, India A and even playing for India. We have to support them now.

India's position in the World Test Championship

The Indian team is currently ranked fifth in the World Test Championship and has many challenges ahead. Talking on this, Rohit said, "It is a challenging journey. We are in the middle of the table. Every match we play is going to be important from here. It is important for us to be in the present. The nine Tests we have to play. .. almost feels like we have to win them all."