'14 marvellous years' - Twitter goes berserk on Virat Kohli's international debut anniversary

India has been one of the leading manufacturers of top-class batters, from the time of Sunil Gavaskar to Mohammad Azharuddin to Sachin Tendulkar. But, arguably there has been none more ambitious, competitive and self-driven than Virat Kohli. Kohli, an epitome of flamboyance, ambition and winning mentality, made his international debut on this very day, 14 years ago. Kohli made his debut against Sri Lanka in Dambulla in an ODI on August 18, 2008, and what followed is history. It has been an illustrious 14 years for Kohli, donning the blue jersey, making strides from being a young, talented, chubby cricketer to being one of the fittest and most prolific India players of all time. He is arguably the biggest cricketing superstar in the world, at the moment. Apart from his early domestic stint as an 18-year-old with Delhi, it was during the 2008 Under-19 World Cup when Kohli caught the attention, captaining the Indian under-19 side. The Indian team went on to win the tournament in Malaysia, and later that year he even earned a contract with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). And a few months later, came the landmark moment, receiving the cap number 175 in Dambulla. Virat Kohli – the history maker Kohli in his 14 years of international career has broken a number of records and set the bar high for the next crop of players. He has scored 8,074 runs in 102 Tests, 12,344 runs in 262 ODIs and 3,308 runs in 99 T20Is. He averages 49.53 in the longest format, and 55.57 in white-ball cricket. Kohli has 27 centuries in Test cricket and 43 tons in ODIs, and he still threatens to surpass Tendulkar’s record of 100 hundreds in international cricket. He was also part of the Indian team that won the World Cup in 2011 and was also the Player of the Tournament of the T20 World Cups in 2014 and 2016. Kohli replaced MS Dhoni as India’s Test captain in 2015 and went on to be one of the most successful captains in the format. His resume as the India skipper boasts successive away series wins against Australia, a 2-2 drawn away series against a strong England side. In the white-ball circuit, he led India to a final in the 2017 Champions Trophy and 2019 World Cup semifinal. He might not be in his prime, at the moment. But his contribution to Indian cricket is unparalleled and virtually insurmountable. Here’s how Twitter celebrated Virat Kohli’s international debut anniversary: The Day when Virat Kohli totally arrived in world cricket. #14YearsOfKingKohliErapic.twitter.com/4AmeEQcgOf — Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) August 17, 2022 Virat Kohli on this day in 2008 made his debut and the rest is history. One of the greatest ever to represent the blue jersey, the pride of team India with some of the unbelievable records. Over 23,000 runs with 70 centuries, peak dominance by one man known as King Kohli. pic.twitter.com/jPvoEeemUW — Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 17, 2022 14 GLORIOUS YEARS OF VIRAT KOHLI IN INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. @imVkohli ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aaxEQYg8er — ً (@Sobuujj) August 18, 2022 14 Years463 matches517 innings 74 Notouts23726 runs254* HS53.55 Avg7 200s14 150s70 100s122 50s2268 4s242 6s57 M.O.M 19 M.O.S #14YearsOfViratKohli #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/R3HoucGXuD — Shivam Jaiswal 🇮🇳 (@7jaiswalshivam) August 18, 2022 #OnThisDay in 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣8️⃣, @imVkohli made his ODI debut against Sri Lanka at Dambulla. 🙌 1️⃣4️⃣ years of milestones, records and absolute brilliance. 🔥#PlayBold #WeAreChallengers #TeamIndia #14YearsofViratKohli pic.twitter.com/SblZivpWPp — Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) August 18, 2022 Definition of "Lone Warrior" Virat Kohli 🐐👑 pic.twitter.com/H9trG0Ez5l — Cricket_Enthusiast (@Hatedguy123) August 17, 2022 14 years, 14 faces. Virat Kohli's evolution through the years. pic.twitter.com/ns1E43JSFZ — Ratnadeep (@_ratna_deep) August 18, 2022 It's being 14 years of these glorious cover drives from one and only the greatest batsmen of this generation Virat Kohli. 🤍 treat to watch them… So delightful pic.twitter.com/jW8NRiiWhg — Akshat (@AkshatOM10) August 17, 2022 14 years ago, OTD 19-year old Virat Kohli donned the Indian team jersey for first time in ODI against Sri Lanka, since then there was no looking back. A thread on pictures depicting the journey of Virat Kohli in International Cricket.@imVkohli | #14YrsOfKingKohliEra — ً (@ajaytweetz_) August 18, 2022 14 marvelous years of Virat Kohli !!#14YrsOfKingKohliEra pic.twitter.com/GmQ48BEyBI — Cheeku. (@primeKohli) August 17, 2022

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'14 marvellous years' - Twitter goes berserk on Virat Kohli's international debut anniversary

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