With reports of former Indian captain Virat Kohli set to announce his retirement from test cricket before the upcoming tour of England doing the rounds, this article talks about the five best innings from the bat of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli’s 5 Best Innings In Test Cricket
1. 115 vs Australia, 2014 Adelaide
Kohli played an aggressive innings of 115 runs in the first test against Australia and steadied India’s ship in pursuit of a mammoth total of 517. The Indian captain played a crucial role in taking the team to 444.
Virat’s first century as test captain came after a disappointing tour of England, where the right-hander could only score 134 runs in 10 innings and was under extreme pressure.
2. 141 vs Australia, Adelaide 2014
The opportunity again presented itself in the second innings of the same match when India were chasing a stiff target of 364 runs, and the Virat Kohli-led side decided to have a shot at it.
The start wasn’t idle for Indian as they were reduced to 57/2, and that’s when Vijay and Kohli joined hands to stabilize India’s innings by forming a much-needed partnership for the third wicket.
The duo added 185 runs for the third wicket and brought India back in the match, but as things started to look positive for India, Murali Vijay was dismissed one short of a well-deserved century.
Kohli continued to pile on runs despite Vijay’s wicket and scored his second century in the match, keeping India’s hopes alive, only to fall short by 48 runs.
3. 169 vs Australia, Melbourne 2014
Virat Kohli continued his good form in that particular series with another ton in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne in pursuit of Australia’s gigantic score of 530 runs.
Kohli ended up scoring 169 runs and added 262 runs for the fourth wicket with Ajinkya Rahane, who also played a timely innings of 147 runs to keep India in the game.
Although the match ended in a draw, Kohli earned the praise of the Australian media and fans.
4. 147 vs Australia, Sydney 2015
The New Year’s test against Australia was Kohli’s first assignment as India’s full-time test captain, and the right-hander led from the front with a valiant innings of 147 runs.
Kohli’s innings came in response of 572 runs scored by Australia while batting first on a batting-friendly wicket in Sydney.
Kohli formed a much-needed partnership with KL Rahul, who also scored his maiden century.
5. 153 vs South Africa, Centurion 2018
The Centurion test was the start of what turned out to be a memorable tour for Virat in all three formats, with India clinching the ODI and T20I series, and him leading from the front.
Virat the batter scored a hard-fought century, 153 runs to be precise, in the second test in Centurion, although in a losing cause.