Virat Kohli and his Test Captaincy so far

India in Bangladesh 2015

The one-off Test at Fatullah was damaged due to rain. Unfortunately, India was in a commanding position when rain stopped the play.

India in Sri Lanka 2015

The Sri Lanka tour of India was an important stop in the journey of Kohli as the Indian captain. The first Test at Galle saw a massive upset at India lost the game in the final session after commanding on every other.

Chasing a target of 176, India collapsed to 112 all out in front of Rangana Herath's lethal left-arm orthodox spin. Team Director Ravi Shashtri conducted the famous post-mortem session with the whole team post this game, which is said to have changed the mindset of the team forever.

Riding on some brutal bowling display by Ravichandran Ashwin, India went on to win the next two matches. As a result, India won a Test series in Sri Lanka after 22 years.

But during this period, the standards of Test cricket in Sri Lanka had already fallen down. It was the farewell series of legend Kumar Sangakkara, while greats such as Mahela Jayawardene or Muttiah Muralitharan retired long ago.

Indian spinners and batsmen had greater experience and skills than their counterparts. So, even a big Lanka fan would not have put his bet on the home team.

In the previous few series, India succumbed to some formidable spin attacks the hosts poised. Kohli was lucky that his team did not face much of that rather than an aged Herath.