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Mohali Test against Sri Lanka is Virat Kohli’s 100th and Rohit Sharma’s first as Test captain

New Delhi: It is start of a fresh era of Test cricket beckons for India under the leadership of Rohit Sharma as former skipper Virat Kohli plays his 100th Test match.

It’s a fresh start for India in Tests – not just with Rohit Sharma taking over the reins of captaincy but also with several fresh faces taking over the mantle from the experienced ones. India have had to take the tough decision to drop stalwarts such as Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishant Sharma and Wriddhiman Saha as they look at the youngsters to usher in a new era of Test cricket.

Shreyas Iyer has already given a glimpse of what he is capable of in the longer form, with a century and fifty on Test debut against New Zealand.