Indian Players who topped the batting charts in Tests

#1 Virat Kohli

England v India: Specsavers 3rd Test - Day Three

Virat Kohli, a name that automatically comes to your mind when you are talking about batting greats in the game of cricket. He is one of those players who needs no prior introduction because of what he has achieved in a career that has spanned for almost 10 years. He is just 29 at this point in time and has a lot to achieve in the future. Passionate is the word that best describes him the best. He has the capability to achieve even greater heights in the future.

It is very hard to find a player as dedicated and passionate as Kohli. His dynamic and aggressive approach to the game has paid rich dividends not only for him but also for team India. It's also the passion that defines Kohli's emotional, effervescent and at times firecracker character. Virat Kohli does not hold back and that remains his strength.

Thanks to his outstanding effort in the ongoing series, the Delhi lad has toppled Steve Smith from the top of the rankings to become the newly crowned No 1 batsman in Tests.

With a rating of 934 points, Kohli has also surpassed Sunil Gavaskar's career-best of 916 points, to emerge as India's highest-rated batsman. Also, he's the only Indian to achieve the top spot in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen since Sachin Tendulkar last achieved it in 2011.