Some of the best TEST KNOCKS of KING KOHLI

A THREAD

1n.
116 vs Australia, Adelaide Oval, January 2012

KING KOHLI had to wait for 3 years after his ODI debut to be a part of TEST TEAM. His first real shot to fame came against none other than Australia and after that, he is permanent in MIDDLE ORDER...... continued.....

AUS was already in great form, India had already lost the first three-match of that series, and their TOP ORDER was struggling, KOHLI he completed a brilliant century. Although India lost the game by 298 runs, that inning marked the beginning of a legend for Indian cricket.

2n.
141 vs Australia, Adelaide Oval, December 2014

Australia’s Adelaide Oval has witnessed some of Virat Kohli’s finest performances with the bat. A couple of years after that innings against Australia, Kohli was at it again, ... continued....

scoring two important centuries in both innings of this Test match. That match was also a litmus test of Kohli’s prowess as skipper, with Dhoni omitted from the team due to an injury.

In that series, he came after being flopped badly nd was under immense pressure... nd as they said that he delivers his best under pressure.. nd so he did.. HE scored 692 runs at an avg about 90.

3n.
235 vs England, Wankhede, December 2016

By the time India played England in 2016, they were already the no. 1 Test team in the World, achieving success in West Indies and New Zealand. Having already staked his claim as a top-class batsman, It was not a surprise from KING.

Almost 400 runs were there to chase... when INDIA's main batsman flopped.. then KING KOHLI found an unlikely partner JAYANT YADAV, who also scored a brilliant TON. This duo put up 241 runs for the 8th wicket, the best till date in ICT history

4n.
153 vs South Africa, Centurion, January 2018

It was the first tough overseas tour for INDIA under CAPTAIN KOHLI, However, the year didn’t start so bright for India's Test team, after losing their first Test of 2018.

Kohli also seemed out of sorts after being dismissed for 5 and 28 in the first Test of this series, adding pressure on the skipper and his team to turn things around at the Centurion. When his teammates were struggling to score 50 he scored a century and led from the front.

5n.
149 vs England, Birmingham, August 2018

Personally, it is my fav inning of KING KOHLI...

2018 was a special year for Viral Kohli especially after he became the first Indian captain to win an ODI series in South Africa, overcoming the blues of the 1-2 series loss.

Having decided to play county cricket in England as preparation of India's tour to England, he signed for Surrey but was ruled out due to a neck injury. However, he came back in time to return to the team for the series.

The first Test of the series was a testament to Kohli’s temperament, especially considering the fact that while chasing England’s 287, India had lost five wickets even before reaching 100 runs.

The English bowlers had almost gotten the better of the Indians, but the skipper put up a brave fight to help his side. With no support from any of the top order, Kohli single-handedly scored 149 in a bid to get close to England’s total.

A key point here was the improvement he showed from India’s previous tour of England in 2014, where he averaged just 13.40 in 10 innings with a top score of 39.

Kohli smashed a fantastic 149 runs in the first innings, but India was unable to chase down 194 runs in the fourth innings to lose the game by 31 runs. Once again, Kohli was India’s top scorer but was dismissed for 51.

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