Virat Kohli Made His Career Bebut 12 Years Ago

Virat Kohli made his career debut 12 years ago, today his records speak. Today is a special day for Indian team captain Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli stepped into international cricket for the first time on 18 August 2008. Virat Kohli was elected to the Indian team for the first time under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, as he led the team to victory in the Under 19 Cricket World Cup.

Virat Kohli has completed 12 years in international cricket, but do you know that Virat came into the team as an opener. In 2008, when a 19-year-old boy landed in Dambulla against Sri Lanka on the field with Gautam Gambhir, everyone was surprised, because this slim boy had no knowledge of international cricket, but who knew that in the next decade This player’s coin is about to run in.

From Test cricket to ODI cricket and then T20 cricket, Virat Kohli’s fame was seen waving. All the legendary batsmen of the world left behind him and then made history. Virat Kohli, who played as an opener in the first match, was able to score just 12 runs in 22 balls with the help of a four.

He scored a half-century in the fourth match, but after scoring his first century of ODI international career in the 14th match, he proved that he has come to establish his coin in international cricket. Chasing a score of 316, Indian openers Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar were out early against Sri Lanka. In such a situation, Virat had to get on the field after Gautam Gambhir.

Virat Kohli got the support of veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir on the field. Both of them put up a good partnership. Meanwhile, both completed half-centuries and then hundreds. Virat Kohli was caught out for 114 runs in 114 balls with 11 fours and 1 six.

On the other hand, Gautam Gambhir scored an unbeaten 150 runs while batting in fine form and won the team by 7 wickets. Gautam Gambhir won the man of the match title in this match, but Gambhir handed over the award to Virat. If we talk about India vs Sri Lanka match that took place on August 18 in 2008 today, then the Indian team was piled on for 146 runs, in which Virat made his debut and India lost the match.

In such a situation, Virat’s debut was very disappointing, but there is a saying that no matter how much the beginning and its outcome is right, then all the crimes are forgiven. This is what happened with Virat Kohli. He went on to flourish playing one match after another and then became the Chase Master.

Virat Kohli is currently the number one batsman in the ICC ODI rankings, while he sits at number two in the Test rankings. Virat Kohli is currently the only batsman in the world to be the first player in the Test, ODI, and T20 rankings to score at an average of over 50. Apart from this, he is also the only batsman in the world to score 11 thousand ODI runs for the shortest time.