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Test Cricket's Survival- VIRAT KOHLI !

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A few years back a young and energetic cricketer came onto the scenes of the world by making India win the U-19 Cricket World Cup in 2008. Yes, he's none another than Virat Kohli. When he played for India in his debut series against Sri Lanka he very much looked like the guy from the current generation. The hairstyle, the tattoos and the googles gave us an impression that this guy is good but was he good enough to survive in the team for long? He didn't have a great IPL in 2008 for the RCB but there were glimpses of his class. 2009 was completely different. He performed exceedingly well for RCB in South Africa and was finding his strides in the international arena where he was playing at his best to be the core member of the Indian Cricket team. He played a crucial role in India's triumph in the 2011 Cricket World Cup but much like Gautam Gambhir even his role is very much understated. The most memorable moment of the World Cup  would be when Kohli was asked about carrying