Published: Aug 05, 2015, 04:50 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 07, 2015, 01:34 PM (IST)
Indian captain Virat Kohli on Tuesday night visited the famous Colombo restaurant, Ministry of Crab, which is co-owned by Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara. The Indian cricket team is in Sri Lanka for a three-Test series that begins on August 12, with the first Test to be played at Galle. Kohli will be playing his first ever Test against Sri Lanka and also as a captain. The Indian skipper is in dire need of runs as he has been quiet for most of the year 2015. He had scored only one century in this year, against Pakistan in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 opener in Adelaide. However, Kohli’s trip the restaurant did not go well with the Indian Government, who is planning to ban him for sometime. READ: Virat Kohli angers Indian Government by eating crabs in Colombo; faces ban
India will be in Sri Lanka for a Test series with a lot of new faces. There is no surety of Cheteshwar Pujara playing in the first Test, as Kohli will be spurred to give a chance to Rohit Sharma, who is likely to score heaps of runs in the Indian subcontinent. READ: Virat Kohli: You need a stronger bowling side to win Test matches
Kohli took over as the Indian captain after MS Dhoni retired after the third Test in Australia late last year, and since then, India have played two drawn Tests. The fourth Test against Australia ended in a draw and the one-off Test in Bangladesh was washed out due to rains. ALSO READ: Virat Kohli clarifies perceived statement on MS Dhoni
The restaurant, Ministry of Crab, was opened by Jayawardene and Sangakkara alongwith Sri Lanka’s master chef Darshan Munidasa in 2012. The restaurant serves various preparations of lagoon crabs, which is supposed to be the best in the world. Photo: Virat Kohli, Harbhajan Singh during gym session in Sri Lanka
