Virat Kohli retired with a bright captaincy record, defeated MS Dhoni, Sourav Ganguly …

Virat Kohli’s legacy in Test cricket will be followed for generations despite immediate retirement from the format on Monday. The Indian cricket stallwart molded itself as a run machine after passing thick and thin with men in blue. The Delhi boy, who joined the team as a talented youth, became the legend of the game with his formidable attitude. Kohli made his India debut in the ODI format in 2008, then made a T20I debut in 2010, but it was not till 2011 that he made his Test debut for the country. Kohli became a regular feature in India’s testing side since his debut and showed early signs of a great career in his fourth Test against West Indies at the Wankhed Stadium in 2011. In the match, he hit half a century of his first Test after his second person in the second innings of the match.

In the 2012 Test series against Australia, Kohli declared himself completely as an all-format player with his first Test century in Adelaide. It was just the beginning of a bright career that would rule Indian cricket for more than a decade.

Kohli’s dominance continued in red-ball cricket, and he was appointed Test captain of India after MS Dhoni’s sudden retirement from the format during the series in Australia.

He was not hesitant to lead the side and played a knock of 147 on his Test Captain debut. In the years of following, the right -handed mestro led India proudly in his favorite format. He established himself as India’s most successful captain with 40 wins in 68 matches.

He was only behind Steve Waugh (41), Ricky Ponting (48) and Graeme Smith (53), who were winning more as test captains.

Under Kohli, India won its first far-flung Seema-Gavaskar Trophy in the 2018-19 series. He also captained India for victory in all 11 home test series during his tenure.

As Test Captain, Kohli scored 5,864 runs, maintaining an impressive batting average of 54.80. His highest score, leading the side, was 254 unbeaten against South Africa in Pune in 2019.

Overall, 36 -year -old, will conclude his test career with 9230 runs in 123 matches at an impressive average of 46.85 with 30 centuries and 31 half -centuries.