New Delhi: Today, seven years ago, when Virat Kohli led India for the first time in a trial match.
Kohli made the longest format captain’s debut against Australia at Adelaide Oval in the first match of the four-test series.
This is a series where Ms Dhoni announces its retirement from the Cricket test after the third match.
Kohli led India in the first and last test of the series.
India suffered a 48-run loss in the first test, with Kohli as captain, pursuing 364 and looked on track with Murali Vijay and Kohli hit well at one stage.
Visitors are sailing but Nathan Lyon provides an important Australian breakthrough, reject Vijay for 99.
After that, Australia Off-Spinner only tore up the composition of Indian batting, picking 7/152.
From being 242/3, India was dismissed for 315.
Read Alsorohit Sharma to lead India in Odis; Virat Kohli ‘Step down’ to focus on BattingThe Senior Selection Committee BCCI, led by former Chetan Sharma Bowler, on Wednesday appointed the opening of Batsman and Deputy Captain of Rohit Sharma White Sharma as the captain of the team of one day and T20 India advanced.
The decision came less than three months after TOI first reported that the match was also a debut game for Karma’s leg-spinner and remained the only test match he played.
Kohli scored a ton in the second half, while David Warner, Michael Clarke and Steve Smith were among the Runs for the Aussies.
India finally lost the 2-0 series.
Earlier this year, Kohli resigned as captain of Indian T20i after the World Cup.
On Wednesday BCCI announced that Rohit Sharma would take over from Kohli as Captain Odi too.
Kohli’s right hand dough will continue to lead the team in the cricket test.