In Pics: 13 years of Virat Kohli in international cricket
Team India captain Virat Kohli made his international debut 13 years ago on this day -- August 18 -- opening the batting against Sri Lanka in an ODI at Colombo. Since then Kohli has turned out in 438 international matches (Tests, ODIs and T20s) and scored 22,937 runs. In these collection of pictures, we sum up Kohli's 13-year international cricket journey.
Virat Kohli made his international debut against Sri Lanka in 2008
Indian skipper Virat Kohli made his international debut 13 years ago, opening the batting against Sri Lanka in an ODI at Colombo. (Source: Twitter)
Virat Kohli has over 12,000 runs in ODIs
Virat Kohli has scored 12,169 runs at an average of 59.07 with his highest score being 183 against Pakistan. Kohli's tally of 43 ODI centuries is second only to Sachin Tendulkar. (Source: Twitter)
Virat Kohli has piled up 27 hundreds in Test cricket
Virat Kohli has scored 7609 runs in 94 Tests till date at an average of over 51 with 27 hundreds. Kohli has a top-score of 254 not out in Test cricket. (Source: Twitter)
Virat Kohli has 37 Test match wins as captain
Virat Kohli has led India to 37 Test match victories, surpassing West Indian legend Clive Lloyd's 36-win mark with the latest triumph over England at Lord's. (Source: Twitter)
Virat Kohli has 43 centuries in ODI cricket
Virat Kohli had to wait 14 matches to score his first ODI century. Since then Kohli has notched up 43 ODI tons. (Source: Twitter)
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