| RCB | Franchise where Kohli honed leadership before becoming India's Test captain in 2014.(abbrv) (3) |
| AMLA | Hashim, South African opening batsman who was appointed Test captain in 2014 (4) |
| VIRAT | ___ Kohli, ex-captain of India's Test cricket team (5) |
| FLIP | ___ or Flop reality show franchise where couples buy homes renovate and then resell them |
| PERTH | Venue where Kohli scored a gritty 123 in the 2nd Test of the 2018 Australia tour. (5) |
| VIJAY | Name of the domestic cricket trophy where Kohli scored 77 against Gujarat. (5) |
| MCGINLEY | Paul, Europe's Ryder Cup captain in 2014 (8) |
| ICC | Which global cricket body awarded Kohli all three major honorxCricketer of the Year, Test Cricketer, and ODI Cricketer in 2018?(abbrv) (3) |
| ONE | Which ICC Test batting rank did Virat Kohli achieve after his 149 at Edgbaston in 2018, becoming the first Indian since Tendulkar to do so? (3) |
| ODI | In which format did Kohli score over 14,000 runs, even as he prioritized Tests to cement his legacy as a complete batsman?(abbrv) (3) |
| PEN | A fold, stall or sty; the drift, drove or flock of farm stock in any such an enclosure; "feather", a quill honed and split with a knife to form a nib; instrument modelled on this, such as a stylograph |
| ART | Well-honed skill |
| PATCUMMINS | First fast bowler to be full-time Australian Test captain, in 2021 (3,7) |
| BOBSIMPSON | Australian Test captain in the World Series years (3,7) |
| ROOT | Joe, Yorkshire cricketer who was appointed England's Test captain in 2017 (4) |
| NASSER | ____ Hussain, English cricketer who succeeded Alec Stewart as Test captain in 1999 (6) |
| DAVE | First Australian Test captain, in 1877, ... Gregory (4) |
| GILL | Shubman ___, Indian cricketer appointed Test captain in 2025 (4) |
| PUJARA | Which Indian batsman shared a 222-run stand with Virat Kohli in the 2013 Johannesburg Test, marking India's highest second-innings partnership in South Africa?(Last Name) (6) |
| ISHANT | Which Delhi-born pacer shared dressing rooms with Kohli since junior cricket and became his trusted weapon in iconic Test wins like Lord's 2014?(First Name) (6) |
