Virat Kohli Birthday: Top 5 Kohli knocks in Away Tests

#1 141 vs Australia – Adelaide (2014)

At one stage it looked like Kohli would single-handedly take India home

The fact that Kohli loves playing in Australia is no secret. After scoring a superb maiden ton in Adelaide in 2012, when he returned to Australia in 2014, he was named the captain for the first Test as Dhoni was ruled out with a hand injury.

Australia posted 517 batting first in the first innings. India’s reply was a strong one as they scored 444 on the back of a brilliant 115 by captain Kohli. Australia then set India a target of 364 (in 98 overs) on the final day.

Most teams would have preferred to take the safer option and play for a draw, but Kohli and co decided to go after the target. India were in a spot of bother again when Kohli arrived at the crease at 57/2.

Along with Murli Vijay, he put together a partnership of 185, and remarkably India looked to be on course to chase down the target. However, Vijay was dismissed on 99 and a collapse followed.

Kohli though held his own and looked determined to take his team home. He completed 8th Test ton (2nd in the match) becoming only the second captain in the history to score twin centuries on captaincy debut.

He was fighting a lone battle and looked set to take India home single-handedly, but when he fell for 141, trying to deposit a shortish ball into the mid-wicket stands off Lyon, India were still 60 runs away. And with his dismissal, Australia breathe a sigh of relief and the hopes of a remarkable win were dashed and eventually, the hosts won by 48 runs.

Nevertheless, this was arguably one of the best knocks Virat Kohli has played so far.