5 players who made a successful transition from limited-overs cricket to Tests

2. Virat Kohli (India)

Kohli was an ODI star for India before debuting in Tests

ODI debut: 18 August 2008

Test Debut: 20 June 2011

Virat Kohli is easily one of the best batsmen in world cricket at the moment and has proved his mettle in all forms of international cricket so far. Apart from struggling on a couple of tours, Kohli has been largely successful as a Test batsman in the 41 matches that he has played.

It took the Delhi lad a little under 3 years of limited-overs cricket before he graduated to the longest format. In this time, though, Virat Kohli had established himself as one of the most consistent batsmen in the ODI team. He finally broke into the Test squad for India's tour to West Indies in 2011 where he made his debut.

Currently, Kohli is not only the premier batsman in the Indian team for Tests but has also been its skipper for more than a year.