Watch Virat Kohli's Top innings

Virat Kohli born 5th November 1988 is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team. A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team's captain since 2013. Kohli is consistently rated as one of the top-ranked batsmen in the world, according to the ICC Player Rankings. Among Indian batsmen, Kohli has the best ever Test rating (937 points), ODI rating (911 points) and T20I rating (897 points).

Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. After a few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa. Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013, Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016).

Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Test retirement in 2014. In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position. In ODIs, Kohli has the second highest number of centuries and the highest number of centuries in run-chases in the world. He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 8,000, 9,000, 10,000,11,000 and 12,000 runs in ODI cricket, reaching the milestones in 175, 194, 205 , 222 and 242 innings respectively.



1. 116 vs Australia at Adelaide Oval, 2012.

This was Kohli's maiden Test hundred, though India lost the series. But it was a fierce personal battle for Kohli, who waited four years to get a Test debut. He played some brilliant shots and stood up to the formidable Aussie attack.

2. 133 vs Sri Lanka, Hobart, 2012

Kohli played wonderful unbeaten 133 that helped India chase down 321 in a mere 36.4 overs. He smashed 16 fours and two sixes and it was the early indication of the chase master inside Kohli.

3. 115 vs Australia, Adelaide, 2014

Kohli was India's lone fighter against Australia. First he made a hundred to ensure that India reach Aussies' total as close as possible. Then made a 141 while chasing a 360-plus target but his heroics went in vain as the home side emerged winner by 48 runs. But the knocks stood as a fine example of Kohli's desire to win.

4. 200 vs West Indies, Antigua, 2016

This was Kohli's first double hundred in Tests and it came at a ground named after a batsman he admire -- Sir Vivian Richards. The bowling attack was not any threatening but Kohli showed mental presence and fortitude to bat on and get a double hundred without getting distracted.

5. 119 & 96 vs SA, Johannesburg, 2013

The first innings hundred helped India reach 280 against a formidable SA bowling attack of Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Vernon Philander. And the second innings 96 along with Cheteshwar Pujara's 150 helped India set a big target and eventually earn a draw in the first Test at the Wanderers.

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