India vs New Zealand 2016: Top 5 captaincy moments from Virat Kohli

#3 Extended rope for Rohit Sharma

Rohit scored 3 crucial half-centuries

Whenever Rohit Sharma is included into the Test team, there are furious debates around the cricketing circles over his position and his worth in the Test team. However, Kohli believes in the ability of Rohit and thus backs him to the hilt does not worry about the naysayers while including him in the team.

In this series, this faith was finally repaid by Rohit and he churned out half-centuries in all the 3 Test matches. His innings of 82 in the second innings at Eden Gardens was a match-winning as it bailed out India from a precarious position and took away the match from the visitors.

There is no denying the talent in Rohit, and Indian fans will be hopeful that this series becomes the watershed moment in his Test career and he can be the match-winner at number 6 for India in the many years to come by.