Life has come full circle – Virat Kohli on his bond with Rahul Dravid in 12 years of Test cricket

As India prepares to lock horns with West Indies for the opening Test of a two-match Test series in the World Test Championship 2023-25 cycle, they would be hoping to get their campaign off to a victorious start. While Rahul Dravid’s guidance as coach will be imperative on foreign shores, Virat Kohli’s form with the bat will also be a keen topic of discussion.

A couple of days ago, Kohli shared a heartwarming caption on a post which was a photo of him and Dravid where he mentioned that it was almost unimaginable for him to be a part of a historic Test match that would be played at the same venue where the duo played together a staggering 12 years ago.

In a video shared by BCCI, Virat reminisced the memories of playing his first Test in West Indies and despite his numbers not being on the higher side, he did lay a foundation solid enough to support his sky-high aspirations.

Kohli said, “When we went to the dressing room and then practice, I kind of remembered my first series here as a Test player and this is the country where it all started – the Caribbean. And yeah, it is just amazing to be able to come back here 12 years later having played over 100 Test matches, I would never have imagined anything like this.”

He further added, “I think his comment about him being a youngster in his coaching career is quite a humble one because he has been coaching for a long period of time now. I was his teammate at one point. He was a senior established Test player who we all looked up to. It's quite amazing. I told Rahul bhai yesterday as well that 'I'm sure you never would have imagined that 12 years later we would come back to the same venue and you'll be the head coach, while I would have played 100 games'. No one would have guessed that. So I am glad that we are the only two members from the last trip. Still here in different capacities but it's like life has come full circle. Our journeys have been quite amazing.”