CricketVirat Kohli’s special post as he completes 12 years in Test Cricket
On June 20, Virat Kohli completed his 12 years in Test cricket. This date will be special for Indian cricket because on the same date, Legendary former cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid also made their amazing Test debuts. While Ganguly and Dravid scored a century and 95, respectively, making grand entries in the test, Virat Kohli’s entry was more gloomy than blockbuster, as he scored 4 and 15 runs against the West Indies in 2011 and finished the series with 76 runs. MS Dhoni’s unwavering faith in Kohli allowed him to stay in the squad for the test series against Australia, and the rest is history.
Kohli posted a special message
Kohli scored his maiden test century in Adelaide, and after 12 years, he is still one of the greatest batsmen in cricket. On this special day, Virat Kohli took social media and posted a special message that said, “12 years in Test Cricket today. Forever grateful”. Kohli has always expressed his love for cricket, and this post once again struck a chord with fans. However, for some fans, it came as a mini-heart attack, as few of them saw it as a retirement post.
The picture gave fans a mini heart attack
The picture posted by Virat Kohli, in which he was seen playing one of his trademark cover drives, shocked some fans before they read the caption, as they thought it was a post for his retirement in Test cricket. One of the fans wrote ‘I thought King posted a retirement message while another wrote “mini heart attack”. The emotions could be understood as Kohli has made many unexpected announcements through Twitter and Instagram in the past. In October 2021, he announced that after the completion of the T20 World Cup, he would step down as India’s T20 captain. While this announcement was expected, On January 15, 2022, after India was defeated by South Africa in a three-match series, a shocking announcement came from Kohli as he shared a post stating that he was stepping down from India’s Test Captaincy.
Virat is India’s most successful Test Captain
Virat Kohli has been very successful as India’s Test captain, and along with the team, he took the game to another level. Kohli, with coach Ravi Shastri, revolutionised Test cricket for India by first tweaking fitness standards and then building a lethal pace bowling unit that would break the opposition. Under Kohli’s captaincy, the team won back-to-back test series in Australia, and the team also claimed the No. 1 position in the Test. With 40 wins, Virat Kohli finished as India’s most successful Test captain, ahead of Dhoni, who registered 27 wins.
