Ranking all of Virat Kohli's 24 Test centuries

#2 - 149 vs England at Birmingham, 2018

The 2014 tour to England was almost unarguably Virat Kohli's worst in Test cricket; not only did he cease to score runs, but his status as Test player also took a major hit.

Every time Kohli made runs, the tour to England and his struggles against swing would be brought up. This was the prelude to the first Test against England in 2018, and after his first innings, Kohli put all these criticisms to rest.

India were reduced to 100-5, and a batting collapse looked inevitable yet again. However, Kohli, with virtually no support from the other end - the next highest score in the innings was 22 - managed to farm the strike, play with the tail, and aggressively lead India's charge to an extremely competitive total of 274.

In doing so, Kohli not only played one of his best innings and responded well to criticism of him, but he also managed to significantly elevate his status as a Test cricketer and his position among the game's greatest.