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A look at Virat Kohli's legacy as Test captain, a decade after 2014 Adelaide masterclass which started it all

Dec 09, 2024

The first Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval saw a 25-year-old donning the captain's blazer for the first time ever, due to MS Dhoni's unavailability due to an injury. The young Indian rising star, under fire following a poor tour of England, which saw him struggle against the mighty swing of legendary James Anderson and Stuart Broad and score just 134 runs in 10 innings across five Tests, had something to prove when he landed on Australian shores. That he belonged in the whites and his previous Test tons, including ones in New Zealand and South Africa, were not a fluke. Already an established player in white-ball set-up, Virat was out there to prove that he could hang out with the best in the most difficult conditions.