Follow Virat Kohli’s Test beginnings from his 2011 debut to early overseas tours. See how early lessons led to breakthroughs in Australia.
Against which team did Virat Kohli make his Test debut in 2011?
South Africa
Australia
West Indies
England
Where did Kohli’s Test debut take place?
Port of Spain, Trinidad
Kingston, Jamaica
Gros Islet, St Lucia
Bridgetown, Barbados
What were Kohli’s scores in his debut Test match?
4 and 15
15 and 30
0 and 27
35 and 22
Which bowler dismissed Kohli in his very first Test innings?
Devendra Bishoo
Darren Sammy
Ravi Rampaul
Fidel Edwards
What was the result of Kohli’s debut Test at Kingston?
India won by an innings
Match drawn
West Indies won by 63 runs
India won by 63 runs
Where did Kohli hit his first Test fifty during the 2011–12 Australia tour?
Adelaide Oval
Perth (WACA)
Melbourne (MCG)
Sydney (SCG)
Where did Kohli score his first Test hundred?
SCG
MCG
Adelaide Oval
Perth Stadium
During the 2012 Sydney Test, Kohli was fined for an on‑field gesture. What was the sanction?
50% of match fee
Match suspension
Warning only
10% of match fee
Who scored India’s only Test century on the 2011–12 Australia tour?
Sachin Tendulkar
Rahul Dravid
Virat Kohli
VVS Laxman
Which ground hosted Kohli’s first Test fifty on that Australia tour?
Gabba, Brisbane
WACA, Perth
SCG, Sydney
MCG, Melbourne
Starter
Keep going—trace his early Test struggles and the breakthroughs that followed.
Solid
Well done—you’ve got the West Indies debut and Australia tour details straight.
Expert!
Exceptional—you’ve mastered the fine points of Kohli’s Test beginnings.
