Virat Kohli Completed 16 Years in International Cricket: Indian player Virat Kohli made his debut for India on 18 August 2008, today he has completed 16 years in international cricket. Kohli played the first international match of his career against Sri Lanka.

There was a day and there is a day today… Virat Kohli has become the most liked cricketer in the world. Virat has led Team India to victory on many important occasions with his batting. He is number 1 not only inside the field but also outside it, the King’s fan following among people of every class across the world is not hidden from anyone.

Virat Kohli scored 12 runs in his debut match

In 2008, the first ODI match of the Sri Lanka tour was the first match of Virat Kohli’s international career. Batting first in the match, Team India was struggling against the Sri Lankan pace attack. The team lost 3 wickets at a score of 36 within 12 overs. After this, Suresh Raina and debutant Virat Kohli tried to handle Team India’s innings.

Kohli seemed to be trying to make his debut special but then he lost his wicket against a brilliant delivery from Nuwan Kulasekara. The Sri Lankan team made a strong appeal and the umpire also did not waste much time in raising his finger. Virat Kohli had scored 12 runs for India in his debut match.

16 years ago today, a nervous 19 year old Virat Kohli Played his 1st International match & the rest is a glorious history. pic.twitter.com/UvoIgoYT24

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After his debut, Kohli scored crucial runs for India in the next four matches, including a half-century. Since then, he has proved himself in every opportunity he has got and has become not only the team’s leading batsman, but also one of the greatest players in the world.

He has retired from T20 International

After debuting in the ODI format in 2008, Virat Kohli made his T20 International debut in 2010 and then made his Test debut in 2011. After Team India won the T20 World Cup 2024, Virat announced his retirement from the shortest format of the game. He will now be seen representing India only in ODIs and Tests.

Virat Kohli’s international career has been like this so far

Virat Kohli has so far scored 13,906 runs in 295 ODIs for India at an average of 58.18, which includes 50 centuries and 72 half-centuries. Virat has scored 8848 runs in 191 innings of 113 Test matches at an average of 49.15, which includes 29 centuries, 7 double centuries and 30 half-centuries. At the same time, in the T20 format, Kohli has scored 4188 runs in 125 matches at an average of 48.69 and a strike rate of 137.04, which includes one century and 38 half-centuries.