A Legacy of Brilliance: Virat Kohli Marks 13 Years in Test Cricket

After 13 years, Virat Kohli has scored 8848 runs from 113 Test matches, including 29 hundreds, 7 double hundreds, and a career-high 254 at an average of 49.15. Virat is now India's fourth-highest run-scorer, after only Sachin Tendulkar (15921), Rahul Dravid (13265), and Sunil Gavaskar (10122).

In August of 2008, Virat Kohli made his debut. Often regarded as the best batsman of his time, he is the current IPL record holder for most runs scored, second in T20, third in ODI, and fourth overall in international cricket. In addition, he ranks second in the list of all-time international hundreds scored and is the record holder for most centuries scored in one-day international cricket. For his cricketing achievements, he has won several awards.

Because of his attitude to the game and his batting style, many have likened Kohli to the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, whom he regarded as the height of cricket greatness.

He made history in 2018 by being the first player to win Test Player of the Year and ICC ODI accolades in the same year. In addition, from 2016 to 2018, he was recognized as the Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World for three years in a row.

At the national level, Kohli received the Padma Shri in 2017, the Arjuna Award in 2013, and the Khel Ratna award in 2018, which is India's highest sports distinction.

In 2018, Time magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Being one of the athletes with the greatest commercial success, Kohli is often listed as one of the most paid individuals on the planet.

The Indian cricket team is presently rehearsing for their T20 World Cup Super 8 match versus Afghanistan from Bridgetown, Barbados.

On this day thirteen years ago, Virat Kohli started playing Test cricket. Jamaica is located 1976 kilometers away from Barbados.

India played the West Indies in their first Test match at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, during their 2011 trip. India defeated Pakistan by 63 runs in the Test, despite Kohli scoring 4 and 15 in each innings.

However, the calm beginning seemed to be the quiet before the storm as Virat went on to become the greatest batsman of all time and one of the finest players to have ever played test cricket.