Virat Kohli
The Greatest of All Time
Here's a time line of Virat's test career:
- June 2011: Makes his Test debut against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.
- January 2012: Scores his maiden Test century (116) against Australia in Adelaide.
- December 2014: Becomes India's Test captain after MS Dhoni's retirement (vs Australia in Melbourne).
- August 2015: Leads India to a historic Test series win in Sri Lanka (first in 22 years).
- October 2016: Scores 211 vs New Zealand in Indore — his first double century in Tests.
- 2016–2017: Becomes first Indian captain to score 3 double centuries in a single season.
- April 2017: Leads India to their third test mace.
- April 2018: Leads India to their fourth test mace.
- August 2018: Scores 593 runs in 5 Tests in England; earns praise for mastering overseas conditions.
- December 2018: Leads India to their first-ever Test series win in Australia.
- April 2019: Retains Test Championship Mace for third year in a row.
- October 2019: Scores career-best 254* vs South Africa in Pune.
- February 2021: Becomes the fastest to 7,000 Test runs as captain.
- January 2022: Steps down as Test captain after series defeat in South Africa. Ends as India’s most successful Test captain (40 wins in 68 matches and 3 Test Maces).
- March 2022: Becomes only the 12th Indian cricketer to play 100 Tests. Reaches the landmark in the match against Sri Lanka at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
- March 2023: Scores 186 vs Australia in Ahmedabad, ending a 3-year Test century drought.
- May 2025: Retired from Test Cricket, concluding a stellar career.
"For 60 overs, they should feel hell out there."
-- Virat Kohli