Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri get honorary membership of Sydney Cricket Ground
Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri join Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara as the only other international cricketers to be granted the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In Short
- Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri on Friday received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground
- Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara are the only other international cricketers to be granted the SCG membership
- "Virat and Ravi have been at the forefront of Test cricket," SCG chairman Tony Shepherd said
India skipper Virat Kohli and coach Ravi Shastri on Friday received the honorary membership of the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) for their contribution to the sport of cricket.
The Indian team defeated Australia 2-1 in the four-match Test series, ending the country's 71-year-old wait for a rare series win Down Under.
"The SCG congratulates Team India for securing its first Test series win on Australian soil. It is wonderful to see the world's largest cricketing nation putting its focus firmly on Test cricket - a step that will reinforce the pre-eminence of Tests in the global cricketing landscape," SCG chairman Tony Shepherd was quoted as saying on their official website.
#howgood Read more below on @RaviShastriOfc and @imVkohli accepting honorary membership to the @scghttps://t.co/dxIWfLSB8E pic.twitter.com/VEgCLKattm Sydney Cricket Ground (@scg) January 11, 2019
Apart from Kohli and Shastri, the only other international cricketers to be granted the honorary membership of the SCG are iconic Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara of the West Indies.
"Virat and Ravi have been at the forefront of that and Test cricket is well served having both placing such significance on the five-day format," Shepherd added.
Indian coach Ravi Shastri & captain @imVkohli have today accepted honorary membership to the SCG for their contribution to the sport of cricket and the ground's history. Together, they helped India to the team's first-ever series win on Australian soil pic.twitter.com/rGOoOql5l1 Sydney Cricket Ground (@scg) January 11, 2019
Taking to Twitter Shastri said: "Great honour and very humbling to get the honorary life membership of the @scg along with @imVkohli #TeamIndia #AUSvIND."
Great honour and very humbling to get the honorary life membership of the @scg along with @imVkohli #TeamIndia #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/RDIDOxG655 Ravi Shastri (@RaviShastriOfc) January 11, 2019
After the Test series victory, India are now scheduled to play a three-match one-day international (ODI) series against Australia.