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India have been dealt with a huge blow ahead of the five-match Test series England as veteran batsman Virat Kohli is going to miss at least the first two Test matches owing to personal reasons.
The first Test begins at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on January 25, with the Englishmen aiming to repeat the miracle of 2012.
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The visitors will be further buoyed by the news that Kohli will be missing the first two Tests, although they themselves will need to look for solutions as Harry Brook has also opted to withdraw from the Test series due to personal reasons.
How have India fared in red-ball cricket without Kohli? The Sporting News takes a look.
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When did Virat Kohli make his Test debut?
Kohli made his Test debut a little over two months after India clinched the 2011 World Cup.
His debut came against West Indies at Kingston on June 20, 2011 and did not impress in his first outing in red-ball cricket. Kohli registered scores of 4 & 15 in the two innings of his maiden Test.
How have India performed in Tests that Virat Kohli missed?
Since Kohli made his debut in 2011, India have played 126 Tests.
Of those 126 Tests, Kohli has missed 13 Tests in total. India have won six Tests, lost five, and drew two games.
The most recent Test that India lost was in January 2022 against South Africa in Johannesburg as they slumped to a 7-wicket loss.
| Matches | Won | Lost | Drawn | W-L ratio | |
| With Kohli | 113 | 59 | 33 | 21 | 1.788 |
| Without Kohli | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1.20 |
| Total | 126 | 65 | 38 | 23 | 1.711 |
What is Virat Kohli’s record in Tests?
Kohli has featured in 113 Tests for India, scoring 8848 runs which includes 29 centuries at an average close to 50. He will be keen to go past the 10,000-run milestone in 2024.
| Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | S.R. | 50s | 100s | HS |
| 113 | 191 | 8848 | 49.15 | 55.56 | 30 | 29 | 254* |
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