10 years of Kohlism - Virat Kohli's India career in pictures

2016

His unbelievable run in the World T20 was a sight for gods

The year 2016 was a watershed year for Kohli, starting with the series Down Under, where he scored two ODI tons, to a phenomenal World T20 where he seemed untouchable, a scarcely believable edition of the IPL followed, but was most important was his newfound habit of scoring daddy hundreds in Tests, something he hadn't quite done in his first five years in Test cricket.

Three double centuries in one year and Kohli was a changed man in whites.

2017 - now

The mantle shifted from Dhoni to Kohli in early 2017

Further glories, both as a batsman and as a captain, came Kohli's way - he scored as many as 11 hundreds across ODIs and Tests. With Dhoni giving away limited-overs captaincy, the hegemony widened.

Pakistan crushed India in the finals of the Champion Trophy

The side raced to the finals of the Champions Trophy but was crushed in the finals by Pakistan - for Kohli the batsman though, the show went on, even as the side kept winning at home and away.

Kohli celebrates his century in the first Test against England

2018 is still on, and Kohli has a long way to go, but the biggest achievement that he has managed this year is being able to bury the ghosts of the 2014 England tour. A stellar century in the first Test itself shows that Kohli's mental strength is his biggest asset and the future, especially in the lead-up to the 2019 World Cup and beyond, is going to be one ruled by 'King Kohli'.