‘He didn’t make a mistake’: When Virat Kohli told Allan Donald ‘India will be the No. 1 Testing team in the World’ | Cricket

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A thrilling win against England in the 2nd Lord’s Test put India back on the pedestal of Test cricket. The side led by Virat Kohli were in an uncertain position on Day 5, losing six wickets with a lead of 154 runs. Despite losing two quick wickets on the day, India’s tailors helped the visitors set up a challenging 272 target for England’s chase.

Then, the Indian bowlers made an effort to bowling out to the hosts over two sessions. England have been bowled for 120 defeats in against 151 runs.

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This has been the story of Indian cricket for many years. Although things seem difficult, somehow the Indian team finds a way to win – a similar moment has been seen in Australia not so long ago.

Therefore, India is one of the top teams in Test cricket at this point, currently ranked No. 2 in the ICC Rankings, which slipped just below New Zealand after losing in the WTC final in July.

Former South African pacer Allan Donald recalls Kohli, in 2015, telling him that India would be the no. 1 Worldwide test team.

“I remember Virat’s words in 2015 when he told me that India would be the No.1 Test team in the world and he was not mistaken,” Donald said in a video on the YouTube channel Cricket Life Stories.

“He knew where he was going. He said: ‘I want this to be the best team, I want us to be the greatest team on the planet, know we can play from home, know we can beat anyone and that’s going to make of a very good bowling attack to do it. ‘”

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