Virat Kohli completes 11 years in Test cricket. (File Pic)
Virat Kohli is counted among the best batsmen in the world and he has a different status in Test cricket. This status started in 2011 from the date of June 20.
At present, the name of Virat Kohli is in the count of the best batsmen in the world. Ever since this batsman stepped on the field, he has touched new heights every day. Be it ODI or Test or T20, Virat has dominated everywhere. Today’s date i.e. June 20 is very special for this batsman. Virat Kohli has also made a special tweet on this special occasion. This was the date when Virat Kohli made his debut in the longest format of cricket i.e. Test. Kohli made his Test debut on this date in 2011 against West Indies. His debut took place in Kingston. From then to the present day, Kohli is counted among those batsmen who score runs and it is said that he can break the records of Sachin Tendulkar.
On this occasion, Kohli has tweeted a special video in which he has shared many pictures of his career. It is also written, “Time Flies”. Kohli did this debut under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. India won this match by 63 runs. Kohli could only score four runs in the first innings and was dismissed by Fidel Edwards. He had scored 15 runs in the second innings and this time also he became a victim of Edwards. At present, Rahul Dravid, the head coach of the Indian team, was selected as the player of the match in this match. Dravid scored 40 runs in the first innings and 112 runs in the second innings.
Time flies#20June #TestDebut pic.twitter.com/eIktcGLg6i
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 20, 2022
this date is special
However, June 20 is a special date for Indian cricket. Not only did Virat Kohli make his Test debut on this date, but two legendary players had played their first Test match for India on this date. On 20 June 1996, one of India’s most successful captains and current BCCI President Sourav Ganguly made his debut against England at Lord’s. Dravid made his debut in this match. Ganguly scored a century in his debut at Lord’s while Dravid missed a century.
Such has been the career of Kohli
If we look at Kohli’s Test career, he has played 101 Test matches so far in the longest format of the game and has scored 8043 runs at an average of 49.95. He has scored 27 centuries and 28 half-centuries in this format. Kohli, however, has been battling for a century for a long time. Since 2019, this batsman has not scored a century with the bat. His fans are eagerly waiting for him to end the long-running century drought.
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