13 years of Virat Kohli: On this day in 2008, India captain made his international debut

Virat Kohli has played 438 matches and scored 22,937 runs in international cricket. It all began on this day in 2008 as the India captain had made his international debut in Sri Lanka on August 18.

On this day, 13 years ago, Virat Kohli took his first step in international cricket as the then 19-year-old made his India debut. After leading India to U-19 World Cup glory earlier that year, Kohli did not have to wait long for an India call-up and the Delhi batsman got his India cap in an ODI against Sri Lanka in Dambulla on August 18, 2008. #OnThisDay in 2008, @imVkohli made his debut in international cricket.13 years later, with 438 international matches & 22,937 runs under his belt, the #TeamIndia captain remains one of the finest cricketers going around. pic.twitter.com/hQaihyNQJF Virat Kohli was one of the highly-rated youngsters when he made the senior national team. In his debut under MS Dhoni's captaincy, Kohli opened the innings along with Gautam Gambhir while India's premier opener of today, Rohit Sharma batted at No. 5.