Top 10 overseas Test knocks by Indian captains in the history of the game

#1 Virat Kohli – 141 vs Australia (Adelaide - 2014)

Virat Kohli is currently the face of the Indian cricket team. He wears his heart on the sleeve and his aggression is second to none.

Philip Hughes’ sad demise delayed the first Test of India’s tour of Australia in 2014/15. MS Dhoni was ruled out of the first Test with a thumb injury and it was Virat Kohli (who had a very tough 2014) leading the Indian team.

Batting first, Australia racked up 517 in the first innings. Riding on Virat Kohli’s majestic 115, India gave a string reply and posted 444 in their first innings. In the second innings, the visitors were set a target of 364 on the final day and with 98 overs to be bowled, Kohli’s men went after the target.

At 57/2, India were in a tricky situation when Virat Kohli strode out to the middle. Australia were certainly on top at that time. But Kohli totally changed the tempo of the innings. He played with magnificent intent to raise hopes of an unlikely Indian victory. He played almost every shot in his armoury with ease. The cover drive became a trademark. He swept and cover-drove Nathan Lyon out of the rough, he took Mitchell Johnson and Ryan Harris to the cleaners.

Even though wickets fell all around him, he was relentless in his quest for victory. Unfortunately, he kept losing partners and in the process of attacking, he fell to Lyon and took with him all the hopes. However, by the time he ended his innings, he had scored a scintillating 141. He was absolutely distraught that he couldn’t take his team over the line and this 141 will certainly go down as one of the best ever 4th innings knocks played by an Indian.