4th Test Day 4: Will Virat Kohli end his Test century drought?

[{"selector":"#anim-8a51b9b7-35e0-4f6f-85d2-610d08cbd3f9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3eb3c9cd-08a8-484e-8e31-b5ac7b225a03","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Virat Kohli will be looking to turn his 59 into an elusive Test hundred when he takes strike against Australia on Day 4 of the 4th Test at the Narendra Modi stadium on Sunday

[{"selector":"#anim-050cf99c-c100-49b2-a940-8ebcac5e3a4e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4a78dbe9-1c57-46ba-be95-b7f7c797e1be","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] This half century was Kohli’s first in 14 months with his last being against South Africa in January 2022 and he’ll be hoping to build on that momentum

[{"selector":"#anim-0befdc66-25f9-4951-b4f1-50f0ebac7ef4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb8763b5-cb2a-40d5-9bd6-750d4bcbdcd9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kohli also reached another milestone on Saturday when he became the fifth Indian batter to score 4000 Test runs on Indian soil

[{"selector":"#anim-16352092-2228-4175-8c3b-aaa9a6934cac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-88dcd221-97a7-4d57-9758-29aae59e61b7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] But the day belonged to Shubman Gill who notched up a century before being dismissed by Nathan Lyon.

[{"selector":"#anim-3a393a93-f2fb-4594-9fa9-4b02b4fe7950","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4987e93e-ab94-4b0f-af18-790016de8b61","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] India will be looking to win this match and the series 3-1 series in order to qualify for the World Test Championship final.

[{"selector":"#anim-d3b703b8-cf91-4c18-9a96-515f543dfe08","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-def9bf24-1f9b-4f17-b812-4fe4377ecf4d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] If they lose this match and Sri Lanka win their ongoing series against New Zealand 2-0 then the Lankans will qualify for the WTC final against Australia

[{"selector":"#anim-f5e343df-2251-4fdc-bf37-63021f276f93","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca1d9654-ccfa-4027-8981-51ad609def96","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] In case India play a draw, and Sri Lanka fail to clean sweep the Kiwis, the WTC final will be between India and Australia in June at the Oval.

[{"selector":"#anim-65361f13-5af0-4538-9b3c-4acada15caef","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a58c5777-3bb7-4f4a-8cac-488d6da0befe","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Kohli last scored a Test century in November 2019 and while has managed to end a larger international ton drought that he suffered since then

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[{"selector":"#anim-a156256c-222f-4ee2-a22b-1e8a34543eb6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5d476c0a-fa45-47ed-947c-09b002ae7a87","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With the batting conditions expected to remain good, Kohli would be hoping to make the most of it today while helping India chip down at Australia's lead.

[{"selector":"#anim-0bc1a20b-c3c6-4974-a2b0-4549f9bc57b6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67a1ee96-b5ff-4c92-8a99-e454dcd613ae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-122.37762%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":450,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The sun is burning in Ahmedabad today, and it is a overcast, hazy day. It will be most cloudy and very warm during the match

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