Jay Shah Congratulates Virat Kohli On Completing 16 Years In International Cricket

18.08.2024 - 18:22 sports.ndtv.com

Jay Shah, the Secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), congratulated talismanic batter Virat Kohli for completing 16 years of playing international cricket.

On this day in 2008, Kohli made his international cricket debut in India's ODI against Sri Lanka at Dambulla, a couple of months after he became the Under-19 World Cup-winning captain at Kuala Lumpur. "16 years ago today, a 19-year-old @imVkohli stepped onto the international stage for the first time, marking the beginning of what has become a truly legendary career.

Congratulations to the King on completing 16 years in international cricket!" wrote Shah on 'X'. 16 years ago today, a 19-year-old @imVkohli stepped onto the international stage for the first time, marking the beginning of what has become a truly legendary career.

Congratulations to the King on completing 16 years in international cricket! pic.twitter.com/Q6U17q6nP1 In his debut international game, Kohli opened the batting with current India head coach Gautam Gambhir and made just 12 runs.

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