Virat Kohli Test Career-His 10 memorable Test performances
Virat Kohli has established himself as one of the finest batters in contemporary cricket since making his Test debut against the West Indies in 2011.
Virat Kohli is widely recognised as India’s greatest Test captain, having amassed 7962 runs, 27 centuries, and 40 wins. Here are some of his most memorable knocks:
1-103 vs. England – Nottingham 2018 | Kohli’s century came at a time when India was battling to win on home soil in England.
After losing the previous two Tests, the skipper scored 97 in the first innings and 103 in the second, assisting India in setting a goal of 521 runs.
2–119 vs. South Africa – Johannesburg 2013 | When India lost both openers, Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay, for a total of 24 runs,
Kohli came on at No.4 and gave a superb performance, piling up runs against the likes of Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel, Jacques Kallis, and Imran Tahir.
This was Virat’s second century away from home, and it contributed to the visitors’ draw.
3 – 141 vs. Australia — Adelaide 2014 | Kohli scored hundreds in both innings in the opening game of the 2013-14 tour in Adelaide.
While his innings of 115 and 141 helped India establish respectable totals, the men in blue finally fell short and were defeated by 48 runs.
His innings was further overshadowed by Dhoni’s declaration that he will retire from Test cricket.
4 – 123 vs. Australia — Perth 2018 | The Indian team won a series in Australia for the first time during the 2018-19 trip.
After winning the first match in Adelaide, openers KL Rahul and Murali Vijay were dismissed for only 8 runs in the second match.
Then came Kohli, who, as usual, supported his side with a brilliant knock of 123 off 257, enabling the team bring up a total of 283, despite the fact that the Aussies won the match.
5 – 116 vs. Australia – Adelaide 2012 | Virat Kohli Test Career- Kohli’s first century came during the fourth and final Test against Australia in Adelaide, often considered as the match that signalled his debut into red-ball cricket, albeit India lost the series 0-4.
6 – 149 vs. England at Birmingham in 2018 | Kohli broke his drought in the opening Test of the five-match series in England, after a disastrous 2014 trip in which he scored just 134 in ten innings.
Despite the fact that the visitors lost by 31 runs, Kohli’s 149 off 225 remains one of his most noteworthy.
7 – 169 vs. Australia — Melbourne 2014 | After losing the first two Tests, India came to the MCG for the third.
Virat Kohli Test Career-On Boxing Day, Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane(147) put up a massive fourth-wicket partnership of 262 runs against a fearsome assault that included Mitchell Johnson, Ryan Harris, Josh Hazlewood, Shane Watson, and Nathan Lyon.
This also signified the beginning of a new era in Indian cricket, as Kohli took up the baton from Dhoni.
8 – 153 vs. South Africa – Centurion 2018 Kohli, then 29, delivered another remarkable performance in the first innings of the second Test, when his side was suffering at 28/2.
Kohli scored 153 runs, accounting for over half of his team’s total first-inning score.
Despite the fact that his performance demonstrated that he was in a league of his own, the Proteas won the series 2-1.
9- 235 against England – Mumbai 2016 | The third Test in a five-match series was held at Wankhede after the hosts drew the opener and won the other two.
Virat Kohli Test Career-Kohli hammered 235 off 340 balls, his third double century of the season, against the likes of James Anderson, Chris Woakes, Jake Ball, Ben Stokes, Moeen Ali, and Adil Rashid.
India won the match by an innings with a score of 631.
10 – 254 vs. South Africa — Pune 2019 | The 2019 Test series against the Proteas was truly memorable for Virat and his men in blue.
Virat Kohli Test Career- Kohli’s highest-ever Test score came in the second Test at Pune, when he hit 254 off 336 balls. Virat slammed 33 fours and a handful of sixes to help the hosts win the second test by an innings and 137 runs, completing a three-match sweep of the visitors.
Virat Kohli Test Career
Virat Kohli Test Career
Virat Kohli Test Career