7 great batsmen who never topped the ICC Test rankings chart

#3 VIRAT KOHLI: INDIA

Kohli after scoring a 100 at centurion; his 14th as India's Test captain

HIGHEST RATING: 900 (January 17, 2018)

HIGHEST RANKING: 2 (December 12, 2016)

Virat Kohli is the alpha batsman of his generation. It is, therefore, a bit surprising that he finds himself on this list, but such has been the domination of Steve Smith during the past 4 years that even Kohli has had to take a back seat.

Kohli currently sits at No. 2 in the rankings, a position that he has occupied for the better part of the last year. Kohli achieved his career-best rating of 900 after his hundred against South Africa at Centurion. He still finds himself 47 points short of Steve Smith, though.

Kohli has always talked about pushing the limits to get the best out of himself. How he does that to get the top spot remains to be seen.