Virat Kohli Comes Up With Special Post On Completing 12 Years In Test Cricket

20.06.2023 - 15:17 sports.ndtv.com

Virat Kohli came up with a special message for all his fans as the star India batter completed 12 years in Test cricket on Tuesday.

The former India skipper made his debut in the longest format of cricket against West Indies at Sabina Park on Jun 20, 2011 and since then, he has scored 8479 runs in 109 matches.

Kohli currently has 28 half-centuries and 28 centuries in Test cricket with his highest score of 254 coming against South Africa.

Kohli took to Twitter to post a picture of his batting in Test matches along with the caption – “12 years in test cricket today.

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The Indian cricket team is currently in the West Indies for its series in the Caribbean. They are set to play two Test matches, a three-match ODI series and five T20Is. The tour will kick off with a Test match at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica. This will be the first game for the Indian cricket team since the World Test Championship final against Australia that concluded on June 11. The Rohit Sharma-led side is currently in Dominica preparing for the first Test against West Indies that will kick off on July 12.

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India's tour of West Indies is all set to begin, with the first Test scheduled to be held on July 12. Just a couple of days before the start of the assignment, Kohli shared a beautiful picture with Rahul Dravid, the only member of the Indian team with whom he had travelled to Dominica in 2011. Kohli was part of the Indian team that had toured West Indies 13 years ago, with the batting stalwart making his much-awaited debut. Fast forwarding to today, Kohli is one of the greatest batters in the world while Dravid is the head coach of the Indian team.

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