Virat Kohli’s 100th Test special – 5 best knocks in Tests
The first Test match between India and Sri Lanka which will take place in Mohali will be Virat Kohli’s 100th Test. The cricket legend will become the 12th player to feature in a century of Test matches for the Indian side. Ahead of Kohli’s milestone game, let us take a look at his 5 best knocks in Test match cricket.
200 vs West Indies
Virat Kohli’s maiden double ton in Test cricket features at the fifth spot. Batting first, the Indian side posted a total of 566/8 on the board, with Kohli plundering a 283-ball 200. Kohli scored 24 fours in his stay out in the middle. However, the West Indies side was not up to the challenge and lost the match by an innings and 92 runs.
153 vs South Africa
In January 2018, Virat Kohli dished out a classic on South African soil. Against a bowling attack consisting of names like Morne Morkel, Vernon Philander and Kagiso Rabada, the right-handed batting behemoth plundered a sensational 153 off 217 deliveries. Kohli’s innings was embellished with 15 glorious boundaries. However, his knock went in vain as India lost the match by 135 runs.
141 vs Australia
This will go down as one of the greatest knocks played by a visiting batter on Australian soil. In the year 2014, at the Adelaide Oval, India were chasing a challenging target of 364 for victory. And, Kohli blasted a magical 141 to send shivers down the spine of the Aussies. The master put on a partnership of 185 runs for the third wicket with Murali Vijay, and it looked as if India might pull off the impossible. However, Kohli was dismissed with India 60 runs short of victory, and the Indian side lost the match by 48 runs.
254 vs South Africa
This is Virat Kohli’s highest score in Test match cricket. Kohli came in with the Indian scorecard reading 163/2 and plundered a masterly 254* off 336 deliveries. The master struck 33 fours and two sixes in his innings and helped India post a mammoth total of 601/5 on the board. South Africa produced a poor performance in both innings with the willow and lost the match by an innings and 137 runs.
235 vs England
This will go down as arguably the greatest knock played by Virat Kohli. The master took the England bowling attack to the cleaners and scored a superb 340-ball 235 in Mumbai. Kohli’s mammoth effort with the bat helped the Indian side trounce England by an innings and 36 runs. The 33-year-old legend won the Player of the Match award for his stellar show.
