Virat Kohli is one of the greatest Tes captains that Team India has seen. In fact, in terms of records, Virat stands at No.1. In 68 games as the skipper, Virat led India to 40 wins. His first match as Test captain was in 2014. It was the first game of the Australia Tour and MS Dhoni was unavailable due to an injury. Later in that series, Virat also took over as the full-time skipper. The final test of the South Africa Tour forms the last game of Virat’s reign in the Test arena. In this article, we take a look at three players who were part of Virat Kohli’s first and last match as Test captain of India.
1) Cheteshwar Pujara
Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the players who were part of Virat Kohli’s first and last match as Test captain of India. Back then, Pujara was relatively new in Team India. However, under Virat, he became a crucial member of the Test squad. That said, Pujara’s situation is not that great at the moment. Due to the bad form, he might be dropped for future encounters.
2) Ajinkya Rahane
Similar to Pujara, Rahane’s situation is also not certain in Team India at the moment. When he was part of Virat’s first game, Rahane was in good form. He has been in poor touch for the last few years which has now made his place vulnerable in the XI.
3) Mohammed Shami
Ishant Sharma, R Ashwin and the likes of Wriddhiman Saha were part of the teams then but did not feature in the playing XI of Virat’s last Test match as captain. Mohammed Shami, though, was part of both encounters. In Virat’s Test team, Shami became an important member. He delivered in most conditions and formed a good pace partnership with Jasprit Bumrah.
