England vs India, First Test, Day 2: 5 Talking Points

#5 King Kohli rises even as others fall

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There's a debate going around in international cricket right now on who amongst Virat Kohli, Kane Williamson, Joe Root and Steve Smith lead the list as far as the best batsman in the world is concerned.

With that innings today, few would disagree if told that Kohli stands a bit above each of the other mentioned names. There was so much talk before the series on whether Kohli would erase the memories of 2014, whether the England bowlers would have his number again, etc.

He has silenced all of them, in one innings. An innings of the highest quality. An innings that helped India get within touching distance to England's total. An innings, which hopefully is only the start of a fantastic harvest of runs for him, this summer.