Virat Kohli honoured for reaching 50 international hundreds at star-studded DDCA annual conclave

DDCA named stands after former spinner Bishan Singh Bedi and batsman Mohinder Amarnath.

Updated: November 30, 2017 11:49 IST

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During the DDCA's 1st Annual Conclave 2017 at Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday, Indian captain Virat Kohli was honoured for reaching 50 international hundreds. Kohli had reached the figure in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Kolkata. He has been rested for the upcoming ODI series against Sri Lanka. It is the first time since he became India’s captain in all formats that Kohli has been rested without any injuries. Kohli said that the habit of working hard in training has been instilled in him by Bishan Singh Bedi. (Source: PTI)

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Having started the tradition of recognising former cricketers with Virender Sehwag and then Ashish Nehra, Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA) has kept it going by naming stands after former spinner Bishan Singh Bedi and batsman Mohinder Amarnath. Recently, DDCA named the main entrance of the Feroz Shah Kotla stadium ‘Virender Sehwag Gate’ and one end of the Kotla was renamed ‘Ashish Nehra end’ on the pacer's final day in international cricket temporarily. (Source: Express Photo)

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India skipper Virat Kohli addressed the DDCA annual Conclave in New Delhi. (Source: Express Photo)

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In more changes and felicitation of former cricketers, the dressing room of the home team will be called as Raman Lamba Dressing Room, while the visiting team’s dressing room will be named after Prakash Bhandari, the first Test cricketer from Delhi.(Source: Express Photo)

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There will also be a Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi ‘Hall of Fame’ at the iconic ground. Pataudi's wife and Bollywood actress Sharmila Tagore attended the Conclave in New Delhi(Source: Express photo)

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In addition, a gate was renamed after former women’s team skipper Anjum Chopra has been named. (Source: Express Photo)

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Legendary cricketer Bishan Singh Bedi felicitates Virat Kohli at Delhi Captain Felicitation ceremony during the DDCA's 1st Annual Conclave 2017 at Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

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Indian captain Virat Kohli speaks after being felicitated in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

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Bishan Singh Bedi said that the intensity he sees in Virat Kohli is something that he has never seen in any other Indian. (Source: PTI)

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Virat Kohli greets actress Sharmila Tagore as Anjum Chopra looks on, during the DDCA's 1st Annual Conclave 2017 at Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

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Virat Kohli was all smiles after being felicitated at Delhi Captain Felicitation ceremony during the DDCA's 1st Annual Conclave 2017 at Ferozshah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

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Legendary Mohinder Amarnath with Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli at Delhi Captain Felicitation ceremony during the DDCA's 1st Annual Conclave 2017 on Wednesday. (Source: PTI)

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Virat Kohli reiterated his support of Test cricket while speaking at the Delhi and Districts Cricket Administration’s first annual conclave. (Source: PTI)

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DDCA felicitated former state captains, including current national team skipper Virat Kohli, at the first annual conclave here on Wednesday. (Express photo by Saundarya Mehra)

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The former captains present at the occasion were Prakash Bhandari, Rajinder Pal, Bishan Singh Bedi, Vinay Lamba, Venkat Sundaram, Surinder Amarnath, Mohinder Amarnath, Chetan Chauhan, Rakesh Shukla, Madan Lal, Ajay Sharma, Kirti Azad, Surinder Khanna, K.P. Bhaskar, Ravi Sehgal, Sanjeev Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar, Vijay Dahiya, Nikhil Chopra, Rahul Sangawi, Ajay Jadeja, Amit Bhandari, Mithun Manhas, Maninder Singh, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Aakash Chopra, Rajat Bhatia, Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Unmukt Chand, Ishant Sharma and current skipper Rishabh Pant. (Express photo by Saundarya Mehra)