5 personal milestones that Virat Kohli could achieve during the West Indies series

There is little that Virat Kohli can do wrong at present, be it as a batsman or a skipper. He started the year 2016 with a bang with an emphatic performance in an ODI series against Australia. It only got better for Kohli the batsman as he excelled in India's famous T20I series win Down Under and followed it up with a great run in the Asia Cup.

The icing on the cake turned out to be his 'Player of the Tournament' award-winning act in the 2016 ICC World T20. In the IPL season that followed, Kohli raked in nearly 1000 runs and blasted a record 4 centuries while also leading his team, Royal Challengers Bangalore, to the final that they lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Virat Kohli seems to have carried his limited-overs form to the longest format, too, as he blazed away to a century on Day 1 of the first India-West Indies Test. Considering the record-breaking form this year, we could look forward to Kohli achieving some individual landmarks during the ongoing series.

Here are 5 personal milestones Virat Kohli could surpass in the West Indies series:

1. First career double-century

Virat Kohli’s highest score so far is his 169 against Australia at Melbourne

Virat Kohli has made an incredible start to the 4-Test series between India and West Indies by scoring a century in the first Test at North Sound. The Indian skipper walked in to bat after the fall of Cheteshwar Pujara's wicket and the team score reading 74 for 2. He bailed India out of this tricky situation by stroking a fluent 143 off just 197 balls and leading them to 302 for 4 at the end of Day 1.

Kohli has looked completely at ease during his innings on a flat pitch and looks all set to score the 57 runs he requires to reach a double century. If he does get there, it will be the ace batsman's first ever in Test cricket. Virat Kohli's highest Test score so far in his career is the 169 he got against Australia at Melbourne in 2014.

2. 10 consecutive Tests as skipper without defeat

A Virat Kohli-led Indian team battered South Africa in a home series

Kohli's stint as skipper of the Indian Test team has got off to a successful start as he already has 5 victories from 10 matches. In his last 6 Tests as captain, India have won five whereas one ended up being a draw. This includes their back-to-back series wins against Sri Lanka and South Africa respectively.

If the Indians manage to emerge unbeaten in the 4-match series against West Indies, Virat Kohli's streak of consecutive matches without defeat will get extended to 10. The longest unbeaten streak for an Indian team came under Kapil Dev as they did not lose a single game in 17 Tests between September 1985 and March 1987.

3. 2000 runs at the No. 4 position

Virat Kohli has established himself at No. 4 in the Indian batting line-up

The No. 4 position is a highly important one in any Test batting line-up. However, it has assumed greater importance in India ever since a certain Sachin Tendulkar made the position his own. The master batsman scored nearly 14,000 runs and hit 44 out of his 51 centuries while batting at the fourth spot.

Virat Kohli has been entrusted with the task of holding the fort at No. 4 for India ever since Tendulkar retired and he has done a great job so far. The Delhi lad has already scored 1773 runs in 37 innings at an average of 50.65 with 8 centuries whenever he comes in at the fall of the 2nd wicket.

Considering the kind of start Kohli has made in the ongoing series, he could end up with 2000 runs at the fourth position by the time the series gets over.

4. First series win outside the sub-continent

Virat Kohli pulled off his first away series win against Sri Lanka last year

Virat Kohli's journey as the captain of the Indian Test team has been a pretty pleasant one so far. After losing a close encounter to Australia in his first Test at the helm, India secured a draw in the next one. This was followed by a 2-1 victory over the Sri Lankans in Kohli's first full series as the skipper.

Next came a 3-0 annihilation of the touring South African team in a 4-match series, which proved to be the 27-year old's first home series win. If Kohli can lead Team India to a series win in the Caribbean, it will be his first one outside the Indian sub-continent, in his maiden overseas venture as full-time captain.

5. 1500 international runs across all formats in 2016

Kohli’s limited-overs form has been fantastic this year

To say that Virat Kohli has been in great form as a batsman this year would be an understatement. In fact, he has been on a roll in 2016 and has scored runs at will irrespective of the opposition or the format being played. In 5 ODIs against Australia at the start of they year, Kohli plundered 381 runs including 2 centuries and 2 fifties.

The Indian star has also been the most prolific T20I batsman this year as he has 625 runs under his belt at a breathtaking average of 125 and 7 fifties to show for his efforts. Including his 143 runs in the first Test against West Indies on Thursday, Virat Kohli currently has scored 1149 runs this year and is 351 runs away from a tally of 1500 runs.

Taking into account Kohli's recent form, it is likely that he may reach this figure by the end of the ongoing series provided he continues in the same vein.