Top 3 batsmen with the most Test hundreds as captain

#1 Virat Kohli (16 in 63 innings)

Virat Kohli will surely overtake both Smith and Ponting in the coming years

Some people relish the responsibility thrust on them and come out as better individuals while some capitulate to catastrophic effects - Virat Kohli is the flag bearer of the former.

Kohli showed these signs in the very first game in-charge where he scored centuries in both innings against the mighty Aussies in their own backyard. His 141 in the second innings while chasing 364 represents the sheer drive of leading his side from the front.

One of the biggest strengths of Virat Kohli is the suppression of his ego every time he comes out to bat; he is ready to grind it out, get beaten and score ugly.

He's done that with aplomb during his ongoing 'poetic violence' with Jamie Anderson, and an en-route to two tons in six innings (440 runs in six innings), the right-hander has already passed Sachin Tendulkar (426 runs in 1996) for the number of runs by an Indian on English soil to go along with 286 runs in South Africa earlier this year.

Kohli is second only to Sir Don Bradman in terms of captains scoring hundreds per innings. Kohli (16 hundred and six double tons as captain in 63 innings), scores a ton every 3.93 innings compared to Bradman's 2.71, and it his insatiable desire to lead from the front as a batsman is a testimony to his success.