How current India players performed on the last West Indies tour

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli made his Test debut against the West Indies at Jamaica in 2011

Virat Kohli’s superhuman efforts in 2016 that have propelled him to the topmost echelons of the international batting pantheon would be reasons good enough for that extra bit of pressure that would be on him to keep performing consistently, even in the whites. However, the state was not so good for the then 22-year-old batsman when he last toured the Caribbean nation. Scores of 4, 15, 0, 27, and 30 from 5 innings accumulated to 81 runs at an average of 16.20 for Kohli after that tour which wasn’t anywhere close to his best performances. That it was his debut Test series must also be remembered as should his performances his Test cricket in recent times.

The 27-year-old captain of the Indian Test team has 2994 runs from 41 Tests at 44.02 with 11 centuries and 12 half centuries and would love to translate his run of consistent run-scoring from the shortest format of the game to the longest version of it. Occupying the crucial No. 4 position in the batting line up, Kohli’s workload would include building the Indian innings as well as consolidating the innings if the team suffers early setbacks in the form of wickets. For India to win the series, three of their most experienced batsmen, Kohli, Vijay and Rahane would have to contribue with the bat in a significant manner.