With the IND vs. PAK shot, Virat Kohli summarizes his 15 years of international cricket in two words, and it becomes viral in a matter of seconds.
Virat Kohli, who made his Team India debut on August 18, 2008, when he was 18 years old, has grown into one of cricket’s all-time greats. Since then, despite quitting the position, he has served as Team India’s captain in all formats. On Friday, Kohli reached the milestone of 15 years playing for an international team, and admirers praised the all-time great on social media. He is the fastest player to achieve 10,000 runs in ODIs, and he owns several other records, including most runs scored in T20Is and the IPL.
In addition, the ICC named him the male cricketer of the decade in 2020, citing his victories in the 2011 World Cup and the 2013 Champions Trophy. The former India and RCB skipper has maintained his composure in the face of success, and his social media post, which summarized his 15 years of international cricket, brilliantly demonstrated this.
The 34-year-old uploaded a picture of himself in India gear on Instagram, after a win over Pakistan in his team’s 2022 T20 World Cup opener. He wrote “Forever grateful” as the caption.
With an unbroken 82 runs off 53 balls, including six fours and four sixes, Kohli led India to a four-wicket victory in that match. He ended the tournament as the competition’s leading run-scorer despite India being eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual victors England. With a maximum score of 82*, Kohli hammered 296 runs in six innings for India. In the semifinal, the 34-year-old also hit a half-century.
Kohli has won several awards throughout his career, including the ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012, 2017, and 2018. Additionally, he received the 2018 Test Player of the Year award. Additionally, in 2017 and 2018, he was awarded the Garfield Sobers Trophy as the ICC Cricketer of the Year.