‘There Was Something Special’: Dravid Recalls Virat’s First Test Series In 2011

TIL Desk Sports/ India head coach Rahul Dravid has recalled Virat Kohli’s Test debut in 2011 in West Indies, saying that he had seen something special in the right-handed batter.

In 2011, Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica hosted a Test match during India’s tour of the West Indies. A young Kohli was also part of the playing eleven for the match and scored 30 runs in the first innings as the game ended in a draw, leading to India’s 1-0 series win.

“When I came here back in 2011, that was very special for the island and the ground here. To come back here in a different capacity as a coach and to bring your team here, I think Virat was the only one who was there when we came here back in 2011.

I remember Virat playing his first Test series with the Indian team. He was this young kid, who had done well in ODI cricket and was finding his feet in Test cricket. But you could see that there was something special talent out there,” said Dravid in a video posted by the BCCI on Wednesday.