Top 5 knocks by Indian batsmen in overseas tests that weren’t enough to win the game

#1 Virat Kohli 141 vs Australia in 2014

Virat Kohli Virtually won it for India in the Adelaide Test (Image Credits-BCCI)

Kohli’s counter-attacking innings against Australia in the 1st test at the Adelaide Oval is regarded as one of the finest knocks by an Indian batsman in the fourth innings of a test match.

India virtually snatched defeat from the jaws of victory as they fell short by 48 runs chasing a competitive target of 364 which was always going to be difficult on a rank turner.

Kohli, who had already scored a brilliant 115 in the first innings of the test match, followed it up a counter-attacking knock of 141 in the second innings. Kohli took the attack to the Aussies and played a handful of breathtaking shots before being dismissed trying to push too hard for the victory.

The game had drifted quite far from India by the time he was dismissed courtesy of an unbelievable batting order collapse in the final session of the test match which saw the hosts winning by a 48-run margin.

Kohli became only the second player in the history of the game to score a century on both innings of a test match, on captaincy debut but his personal brilliance was completely overshadowed by a shockingly poor display of batting from the rest of the batting unit, which paved the way for the Aussies to make inroads into the game after being completely down and out for a major part of it.