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Last Updated: July 20, 2023, 20:54 IST
Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
India captain Rohit Sharma was presented with a plaque (Twitter/@BCCI)
It was a special gesture from the CWI as Rohit Sharma received a plaque before going out to bat in the middle.
Cricket West Indies president Dr Kishore Shallow and batting great Brian Lara presented a plaque to Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma to commemorate the 100th Test between India and West Indies. It was a special gesture from the CWI as Rohit received it before going out to bat in the middle.
The BCCI posted the photo on social media and captioned it, “Captain Rohit Sharma is presented with a plaque to commemorate the 100th Test between India and West Indies.”
The players of both teams also posed for a group photo ahead of the landmark Test match.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and elected to bowl first against India in the second Test of the two-game series at Queen’s Park Oval, here on Thursday.
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On the eve of the second Test, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said it’s going to be a big occasion and his team will be expected to dominate the West Indies like it did in the series opener in Dominica.
“It’s a big occasion. The 100th Test between the two teams. The history is so rich as the two teams have been playing against each other for such a long time. Main to paida bhi nahi hua tha, tab se chal raha hai (It’s been going on since I wasn’t even born). So, you can imagine how rich the history is.
“Both teams have played so many games against each other and have entertained the crowd for so many years. So, I hope this game also goes on in the same way.
“It’s an honour to be taking the Indian team into this game. It’s a historic game and doesn’t happen every day. I’m fortunate enough and so is the team to be playing this game,” he added.
