Watch: On This Day, Virat Kohli Made His Test Debut. Here's What Happened

20.06.2023 - 09:39 sports.ndtv.com

It was on June 20, 2011, when former India skipper Virat Kohli made his debut in the Test format of the game. He made his debut against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

The right-handed batsman did not have a good show with the bat in his first Test as he just managed to score 19 runs in the entire match.

In the first innings, he just managed to score four runs. Kohli came into bat at number five position and he was sent back to the pavilion by Fidel Edwards.

In the second innings, the right-handed Kohli scored 15 runs from 54 balls and was eventually dismissed by Fidel Edwards again. Here is the video of Kohli's first Test innings: Virat Kohli's first runs in Test Cricket!

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