Queries Corner

Could you please confirm how many T20I games has Virat Kohli missed since he first played in this format? And how has India’s performance been in his absence?

– Akash Sawant, Mumbai.

Virat Kohli made his T20I debut on June 12, 2010, against Zimbabwe at Harare. Since then, he has played 62 T20I matches. During this period, he missed 20 games for India, the first occasion being against Zimbabwe at Harare on July 17, 2015, when India won by 54 runs.