It is quite ironic that Virat Kohli is set to play his 100th Test match against Sri Lanka here from March 4 when his image and career graph have taken a hit because of the recent controversy over the way he was removed as Team India captain and a lean patch that has seen him go without an international century for almost two-and-a-half years.

Kohli would surely have liked to have played his milestone Test match in Bangalore, where his adoring RCB supporters would have given him the adulation and respect he deserves. Originally, the first Test [and Kohli’s 100th] was supposed to be played in Bangalore, but as Sri Lanka had requested to play the T20 series first, the whole schedule had to be turned on its head.