Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli Test Record: Great batsman Sachin Tendulkar took retirement from international cricket in 2013. After this, Virat Kohli rises in cricket. As long as Kohli stayed at the crease, Indian cricket fans would have the hope of victory. He did not only perform well in the Test. Rather, the mentality of playing completely changed. He emerged as a great hero of the current era due to his immense passion for cricket. He wrote a new definition of aggression in Test cricket. He also became India’s most successful Test captain.
Test captain made in 2014
After Mahendra Singh Dhoni left the captaincy, Virat Kohli took command of the Indian Test team in 2014. This was the time when big superstars like Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Dhoni had gone from the Indian cricket team. Then Kohli made a separate place in the hearts of the fans and came out in front of the opposing teams, but came out with vocal. Even in the era of T20 cricket, his passion was upset and he became a superstar.
Indian team has successful Test captain
Virat Kohli captained the Indian team in 68 Tests, out of which India won 40 and lost only 17. There were 11 Tests Draws. He was the captain to win the most Test match for India.
The first Indian captain to score more than 5000 Test runs
Virat Kohli is the highest run -scorer in Test cricket. He has scored a total of 5864 runs as captain in Tests for India. During this time, he has scored 20 centuries and 18 half -centuries with his bat. He is the first Indian captain in Test cricket to have scored more than 5000 runs. This record of Kohli will always remain intact, because if any Indian player now scored more than 5000 Test runs as captain, then he will become the second Indian captain to do so.
After Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is second in terms of scoring the most runs as a Test captain for India, who scored 3454 runs as Test captain for India. While he has retired 11 years ago.
Kohli’s record will remain intact
Virat Kohli performed very well abroad as the Indian Test captain. He won two Tests as a Test captain in South Africa and Australia and his victory in England reached three. He won a total of 16 matches abroad as a Test captain, which is the highest for India.
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