<p> Feroz Shah Kotla stadium holds plenty of fond memories for India's Test captain Virat Kohli. A new one will be added on Wednesday when he steps out as India captain against South Africa in the fourth Test.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Life has taken a full circle for the 27-year-old who had made his first-class debut against Tamil Nadu in 2006-2007 here. He would also be the third Delhi cricketer to lead the national Test side at his home; Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bishan Singh Bedi being the other two. <br /><br />“For me, it is a lot of privilege to play in my home town as a Test captain. My start was here – state cricket and Ranji Trophy. So I have a lot of special memories. Tomorrow is a chance to play as a Test captain, I'm very happy,” Kohli said.<br /><br />The young captain recalled how his career shaped from this ground. “This is the ground where everything fell in place for me. First time I was selected for junior cricket was because of a practice trial match here. All the selectors and administrators were watching and I was able to score some runs and probably catch their eye. That is how I was selected into the team after being rejected the previous year. This is the ground which has literally kickstarted my career as far as state cricket is concerned,” he said.<br /><br />“I made my Ranji debut for Delhi here so that day remains special as well. I scored a lot of runs here in Ranji Trophy, IPL and ODIs, I have an ODI hundred here so I really like playing here. I like the feel of the ground so that is something that is always there in my mind and I can relate to that. <br /><br />“It is a ground where I like walking in to bat and like to bat out there in the middle. It is a very special feeling for me personally.” <br /><br /></p>
<p> Feroz Shah Kotla stadium holds plenty of fond memories for India's Test captain Virat Kohli. A new one will be added on Wednesday when he steps out as India captain against South Africa in the fourth Test.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Life has taken a full circle for the 27-year-old who had made his first-class debut against Tamil Nadu in 2006-2007 here. He would also be the third Delhi cricketer to lead the national Test side at his home; Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi and Bishan Singh Bedi being the other two. <br /><br />“For me, it is a lot of privilege to play in my home town as a Test captain. My start was here – state cricket and Ranji Trophy. So I have a lot of special memories. Tomorrow is a chance to play as a Test captain, I'm very happy,” Kohli said.<br /><br />The young captain recalled how his career shaped from this ground. “This is the ground where everything fell in place for me. First time I was selected for junior cricket was because of a practice trial match here. All the selectors and administrators were watching and I was able to score some runs and probably catch their eye. That is how I was selected into the team after being rejected the previous year. This is the ground which has literally kickstarted my career as far as state cricket is concerned,” he said.<br /><br />“I made my Ranji debut for Delhi here so that day remains special as well. I scored a lot of runs here in Ranji Trophy, IPL and ODIs, I have an ODI hundred here so I really like playing here. I like the feel of the ground so that is something that is always there in my mind and I can relate to that. <br /><br />“It is a ground where I like walking in to bat and like to bat out there in the middle. It is a very special feeling for me personally.” <br /><br /></p>
