Three Players Who Made Test debut in Same Year as Virat Kohli But Failed to Make it Big
Virat Kohli, the Indian cricket team captain, made his Test debut on June 20, 2011, against the West Indies at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Since then, he has become one of the most successful batsmen in the world, scoring 8,479 runs in 109 Tests at an average of 48.73, with 28 centuries and seven double-hundreds to his name. Kohli has also led India to many famous overseas victories, including their first Test series win in Australia in 2018.
However, three other Indian cricketers who debuted in the same year as Kohli could not make it big. One of them now works as a commentator, while one played his last Test in 2011.
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1. Abhinav Mukund
Abhinav Mukund made his Test debut along with Kohli on June 20, 2011. Mukund had a decent Test career, scoring 320 runs in seven Test matches with two half-centuries to his name, but unfortunately, he could not convert them into centuries. The left-handed opener played his last Test match against Sri Lanka in July 2017, under Kohli’s captaincy. Interestingly, Mukund scored his highest Test score of 81 in his last innings against Sri Lanka but never played another Test match after that.
2. Praveen Kumar
Praveen Kumar made his Test debut along with Mukund and Kohli in 2011 at Sabina Park. Kumar took six wickets in his debut match, but played his last Test match in August 2011. In his six Test matches, Kumar took 27 wickets and scored 149 runs. However, injury issues prevented him from making a comeback into the Test squad.
3. Varun Aaron
Varun Aaron made his Test debut against West Indies in 2011 but not on June 20 at Sabina ParkAaron made his Test debut at the Wankhede Stadium on November 22, where he picked up three wickets. In his nine Test matches, he took a total of 18 wickets. His last Test appearance was under Kohli’s captaincy against South Africa in November 2015.
Aaron’s last Test match was against South Africa in November 2015, where he bowled a spell of 1/51 in the first innings. Unfortunately, he has not played Test cricket since then,It seems unlikely that he will be recalled to the Indian Test team.
