Virat Kohli’s 14 -year test career has finally ended. Batting Ustad, who started his career under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, saw a meteorite growth, who watched him over various legends to become one of the greatest test batsmen for India. Until its lowest climb in 2024 between 2016-2018, we take a look at how Kohli worked as a batsman in his test career.
“Walking away …”: Virat Kohli officially confirms retirement from tests
1. 2011-2015-slow but continuous improvement
When Young Kohli started his Test career in 2011, he was dealt with disappointment in his first year. He managed to score just 202 runs in 9 innings, with constant failures against the West Indies and Australia.
However, it was just the beginning of Peak Kohli Yatra. Next, for the next 4 years, he went to 689, 616, 847 and 640 runs by 2015. Through these 4 years, he displayed some crazy stability. But he came out in years to follow his best.
| Year | Mat | Inn | Run | HS | average | 100 | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 9 | 202 | 63 | 22.44 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 9 | 16 | 689 | 116 | 49.21 | 3 | 3 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 | 616 | 119 | 56.00 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 10 | 20 | 847 | 169 | 44.57 | 4 | 2 |
| 2015 | 9 | 15 | 640 | 147 | 42.66 | 2 | 2 |
2. 2016-2018: Peak Kohli year
Virat’s Test career reached the peak during 2016-18, where he turned out to be the number 1 Test batter in the world. In these 3 years, he was successful in 14 hundreds and 8 fifties. Overall, he scored 3596 runs with 35 tests. His average was for three years 75.93, 75.64 and 55.08These are the exact years when he made a strong case to be between “Fab 4”.
There was a year after this when he managed to score 612 runs in 8 innings in 2019, 68 average. And then there was a so -called decline.
| Year | Mat | Inn | Run | HS | average | SR | 100 | 50s | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 12 | 18 | 1215 | 235 | 75.93 | 60.41 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 16 | 1059 | 243 | 75.64 | 76.24 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 13 | 24 | 1322 | 153 | 55.08 | 54.33 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 8 | 11 | 612 | 254* | 68.00 | 63.28 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3. Kovid Effect: 2020-2022
The tests saw a significant decline since the onset of Kovid as Virat Kohli. In 2020, he scored just 116 runs from 3 matches. This was followed by 536 and 265 runs in 2021 and 2022 respectively from 11 and 6 games. Their average – 28.21 and 26.50 respectively. Through these three years, Kohli failed to score the same century.
| Year | Mat | Inn | Run | HS | average | SR | 100 | 50s | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 116 | 74 | 19.33 | 40.98 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 19 | 536 | 72 | 28.21 | 44.07 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 | 265 | 79 | 26.50 | 39.43 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
4. A failed redemption arc: 2023-25
2023 corrected Virat well, as he managed to score 671 runs out of 8 games. He managed to get his average back above the 50s. However, it has only gone downhill since then. After recalling the Ind vs. Eng series in early 2024, he performed badly in the Home Series against Bangladesh and New Zealand.
The last nail in the coffin came in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against Australia. The experienced batsman had a unhappy series that was managed just to score 190 runs in 9 innings, an average 23.75His problem with playing Out of off delivery He was rejected in that fashion 8 of 9 times,
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