Virat Kohli was solely taking his first strides in Check cricket when India performed right here final in 2011, however Rahul Dravid, then a towering determine within the squad, knew he was a “particular expertise” set for a protracted and profitable profession. In a video shared by the BCCI forward of the opening Check of the two-match sequence, each Dravid, now the group’s head coach, and senior batter Kohli reminisced in regards to the recreation that came about greater than 20 years in the past.

“After I got here right here in 2011, that was a really big day for this Island and for the bottom right here. To return again in a unique capability, to come back right here as a coach and convey a group right here, Virat was the one one who was there after we got here right here in 2011,” Dravid mentioned.

“I keep in mind it was Virat’s first Check sequence with the Indian group, he was this younger child who had performed rather well in One Day cricket and he was simply discovering his toes a bit bit in Check cricket.

“However you would see there was a particular expertise on the market and you would see that he was going to be round for some time. How lengthy you’ll be able to by no means say so that you might be very happy with his journey,” Dravid added.

Kohli not too long ago took to Twitter to share an image of himself with Dravid and expressed his gratitude for the reunion after 12 years.

Dravid mentioned, “I definitely by no means thought that I might coach and are available right here 10 years later, however it’s good to have seen his journey, see him develop from being a younger participant on that journey to now being a senior veteran.

“I should not name him a veteran, however a senior participant on the journey. It’s nice to see his journey and I consider myself as somebody who’s a younger coach beginning a journey as properly. So, the tables have turned a bit bit (laughs).” Kohli mentioned he’s blessed to be one of many two survivors from that squad of 2011 and mentioned he may by no means think about that he can be again the place it began type him within the recreation’s conventional format.

“Once we went to the dressing room and after we went to observe, I sort of remembered my first sequence right here as a Check participant and that is the nation the place it began, the Caribbean.

“It’s simply wonderful to have the ability to come again right here 12 years later having performed greater than 100 Check matches, I might by no means have imagined something like this.

“I believe his (Dravid’s) remark about being a teen in his teaching profession is kind of a humble one as a result of he has been teaching for a protracted time period now. I used to be his teammate and he was a senior, established Check participant who all of us appeared as much as.” The batting maestro mentioned life has come a full circle for each.

“It’s fairly wonderful truly I instructed Rahul bhai as properly. I mentioned I’m certain you’d have by no means imagined that 12 years later we’ll come again to the identical venue and you’d be head coach and I might have performed greater than 100 video games.

“Nobody may have guessed that one. We’re blessed that we’re the one two members from the final journey, nonetheless right here in several capacities however it’s like life has come a full circle and the journeys have been fairly wonderful,” Kohli mentioned.