Its been almost 12 years since the Indian skipper, Virat Kohli made his international debut. The former U-19 World Cup-winning captain came out to open the innings against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on August 18, 2008, marking the beginning of one of the glorious chapters of Indian cricket.
As he is nearing to his 12th anniversary as an international cricketer, Virat Kohli took to social media on Thursday and shared an interesting picture. In an intensely photoshopped picture, two Virats are visible, one from 2008 fist-bumping with the Kohli of 2020.
While sharing his 1000th post on Instagram, Virat wrote: “With many learnings along the way, I’m grateful for your love and support you guys have shown me.”
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The veteran, Indian off-spinner, Harbhajan Singh responded to Kohli’s post, wishing him another 10 years in international cricket. Bhajji commented, “Keep going till 2030”. Actor and sports presenter Danish Sait, who has often been seen doing commending shows for Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore, came up with a funny comment to the photo.
“Oh man, I thought it was the drinks from last night. Correct, it’s 2 Virats!” Danish wrote.
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Kohli made his international debut in ODIs in 2008 but had to wait 3 more years to play his first Test match for India. He is just 14 games away to play as many as 100 Tests for the Indian team as he has played 248 ODIs and 82 T20Is. Having been the backbone of the Indian batting unit over the years, Virat has maintained an average of more than 50 across all 3 formats of the game. He has 70 international century as he is just 30 behind the record of the batting legend, Sachin Tendulkar.
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Kohli, who celebrated his 31st birthday in November last year, had recently said that he will be able to continue playing the game of cricket with the same intensity for the next 2-3 years while his thinking will change probably after 5 more years in international cricket.
Earlier, this this, Kohli said, “It’s not easy being captain, having that intensity in the practice sessions. It does take a toll on you. Periodic breaks seem to work pretty okay for me. At a time where the body can’t take anymore, maybe when I am 34 or 35, we will have a different conversation. For the next two to three years I have no issues at all.”
