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Cricketing great Sunil Gavaskar lavished praise on Virat Kohli for his 30th Test ton during the Perth Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Gavaskar who is currently in Australia for the commentary duties predicted that Kohli will score more centuries in the remaining four Test matches of the five Test match series.
In the exclusive conversation with Sports Tak, Sunil Gavaskar lauds Kohli for his century in the first Test match. He reckoned that this is good for the team's confidence.
"Yes, of course. Because when your most experienced and best player gets back in form in the first match, the team's confidence increases for the next four matches. The team knows that even though we lost two or three wickets, our strong player is ready. They are in form. And they... Because this could be their last tour of Australia. So he can score more centuries. There are four test matches. He can definitely make more centuries" Gavaskar told Sports Tak.
Kohli who failed to perform in the first innings smashed an unbeaten century followed by KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal's opening stand of 201 runs at the Optus Stadium in Perth. Jasprit Bumrah-led India registered a dominating win against Australia in the opening Test to take a 1-0 lead.
Gavaskar also said that he wants Rohit Sharma to open alongside Jaiswal in the remaining Test series.
"I want Rohit Sharma to come back in the opening because Rohit Sharma and Yashasvi Jaiswal had become a pair. Yes, Rohit was not there, that's why K.L. Rahul returned in the opening" said Gavaskar.
Gavaskar further explained that the square boundaries of Adelaide are very small and Rohit can easily clear the boundary considering his habit of hitting pull shots.
"I want Rohit to come back because the square boundaries of Adelaide are very small. And Rohit has a habit of pulling. Pulling is a very productive shot for him. So he can make a lot of runs by pulling shots. No. 6 is KL Rahul. No. 3 is Shubman Gill. Dhruv Jurel didn't make runs in this (Perth) match. So, instead of him, KL Rahul will come to No. 6. I think these two changes will happen. Will there be any other change? Maybe he will change after seeing the pitch or not" Gavaskar told Sports Tak.
The second Test match between India and Australia is scheduled to start from December 6, 2024. This will be a day-night contest in Adelaide This will be the second match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. India are already leading 1-0 in five Test match series of Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25.
