Time Flies: Virat Kohli Shares Collage Of Pictures Showcasing 12 Years Of His Int'l Cricket Journey 1
Virat Kohli. Image Credit: Getty Images

On Tuesday, Team India’s current captain, Virat Kohli remarkably completed 12 years of his international cricket. Taking to Twitter, Kohli shared a collage of his pictures from several occasions during his journey from a newcomer to the remarkable asset of Team India’s.

Virat Kohli earned the call from the national team after leading India’s Under-19 team to the ICC U-19 World Cup victory in 2008. He first made the debut in T20I against Zimbabwe and soon after earned the place in the ODI team.

Kohli continued success in white-ball cricket gave him the place in Test cricket in 2011. The aggressive batsman became the mainstay in the team across all three formats. 

Virat Kohli,
Virat Kohli. Image Credit: Getty Images.

Kohli was the part of India’s World Cup 2011 triumph and stitched up a significant partnership with Gautam Gambhir in the grand finale against Pakistan. The flamboyant batsman was also the part of Champions Trophy 2013 winning squad. MS Dhoni trusted him and gave him the captaincy of the Test team in 2014 after retiring from the format. 

During the course, he earned names like chase master and the run machine for his commendable performances. 

In the 12 years, Virat Kohli has broken several records to become the top-notch cricketer. He became the fastest cricketer to amass 20,000 international runs breaking the record of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara. Currently, he is the No.1 ODI batsman. He is also the only cricketer in the contemporary world to average above fifty in all the formats. 

Virat Kohli grateful for his 12 years in international cricket: 

Virat Kohli,
Virat Kohli. Image Credit: Twitter

Well, Kohli also couldn’t believe that it has been over more than a decade since he has been representing India, as he wrote ‘Time Flies. Forever Grateful’ on Twitter account. 

The right-handed batsman has played 248 One-day Internationals and has smashed 11,867 runs with an average of 59.33. He has 43 ODI centuries and 58 half-centuries in ODIs so far. 

In Tests, the Indian captain has, so far, featured in 86 matches and has managed to score 7,240 runs with an average of 53.62. He has 27 centuries and 22 half-centuries to his name in the longest format of the game.