Watch: Virat Kohli Share a Video on the 14th Anniversary of his International Debut
1 min readAug 18, 2022
- Today 18th August marks the 14th year of the debut of Virat Kohli for India. He made his first leading performance in Sri Lanka. Kohli debuted internationally in the ODI format at Dambulla on 18th August 2011.
- Kohli scored 12 runs in 22 balls, and India eventually lost the match. Though he first played for India in Under-19 in 2008, making it 14 years of cricket for India.
- Virat Kohli became the fastest player to reach 5000 runs breaking the record of icon Sachin Tendulkar. He also ranks third in the most runs scored in T20I, coming behind Rohit Sharma.
- Virat rose in fame, becoming one of the highest-paid cricketers and sportspeople in the world. He also ranks third in popularity in the sports world.
