Ahmedabad. Indian captain Virat Kohli praised Ishant Sharma's commitment to Test cricket and said he could have opted for limited-overs cricket to prolong his career but chose Test cricket. Twenty-two-year-old Ishant will go into the third Test of the night against England starting on Wednesday, becoming the second fastest bowler in India to play 100 Tests after Kapil Dev.

Kohli said in the press conference before the match, "It is a big achievement in modern cricket. It is not easy for a fast bowler to maintain his fitness and play a hundred Tests. He could have opted for limited-overs cricket but he is credited with choosing not to. "He said," Many people lose their motivation. He has the skills and could have played four overs, ten overs cricket and regular IPL if he wanted. But he became completely devoted to Test cricket. "Ishant played in the last ODI in 2016 and the last T20 match in 2013. Reviving old memories, Kohli said, "I have known Ishant for years. He started playing state cricket with me.

We were roommates since the first season and played the Ranji Trophy together for many years. "He was fast asleep in the afternoon when he was selected in the Indian team. I had to drop him from the bed and tell him that he was selected. He could not believe it. Where did we start together and today he is on the threshold of playing the hundredth Test. I am very happy for him.

Sports Desk: In the third Test match being played against England at Motera, Ahmedabad, the captain of Indian captain Virat Kohli broke the security cordon and came to meet him. During this, Kohli was seen running away from the said fan. India, bowling brilliantly against England, bowled Mahman for 112 runs in the first innings. Batting till the end of the first day's play, India scored 99 runs thanks to Rohit Sharma's half-century.

At the time when Virat Kohli was batting, a fan broke into the players, breaking the security cordon and pitched to meet Virat Kohli and ran and reached there. Kohli also realized the fan's intentions from a distance. But he was seen running away from the fan due to being in the Kovid protocol and the Bayo bubble. A clip of him as GIF Fine is going viral. 

The big thing here is that when Fan saw Kohli's reaction that he was following back and forth, he went back to the stand. On reaching the ground, this fan did not come into the touch of any player. Currently, there is no information about whether any action has been taken to break the security on the said fan.