'So much of expectations from Kohli is sometimes scary'

'Kohli was born to lead'

'He makes mistakes, but all of us make mistakes'

'I don't think Sri Lanka will be able to recover' 

Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has described Test skipper Virat Kohli as someone born to assume leadership role and hoped he will live up to the
expectations of the people.

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"He (Kohli) was born to lead. He led the under-19 team, and even as a player he was looking to learn from others. That is the big plus about Kohli that he learning.

"He makes mistakes, all of us make mistakes. But there is so much optimism with him becoming the captain, something which scares you. There is so much of expectations from the young man, it is sometimes scary but he will be upto it," Gavaskar said. 

Kohli scored 103 runs and shared a 227-run  partnership with opener Shikhar Dhawan (134) for the third wicket as India posted 375 all out, taking a substantial  192-run lead in the first innings of the first cricket Test against Sri Lanka at Galle.

Sri Lanka were reduced to five for two in two overs in their second innings and Gavaskar said the hosts won't be able to save the match anymore.

"I don't think they will be able to recover. They might be able to save an innings defeat if they bat well and get a few partnership. Otherwise, I don't think they will be able to save the game. Only the weather can come to their rescue or else I think India is going to win with plenty of time to spare," Gavaskar said.

"I hope it is a three day thing. But Sangakkara is there and if he plays the innings of his life then it might stretch to the fourth day," he added.