Watch: Virat Kohli Shares Montage On 14th Anniversary Of International Debut

18.08.2022 - 08:33 sports.ndtv.com

Thursday marks 14 years since Virat Kohli first stepped out to play for India. Kohli's international debut came in an ODI against Sri Lanka at Dambulla on August 18, 2011.

Opening the innings, he went on to score 12 off 22 as India were beaten by eight wickets. However, in his 14-year long international career since, Kohli has grown to be considered as one among the greats and also led India across formats with great success.

To mark the anniversary of his arrival in the international arena, Kohli took to social media to share a montage of some iconic pictures of the star batter.

A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) "14 years ago, it all started and it's been an honour," Kohli captioned the post.

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