Virat Kohli Birthday: Top 5 partnerships Kohli has been a part of

#2 Jayant Yadav (241 runs against England)

Kohli and Jayant put on the highest partnership ever for the 8th wicket in India

India had grabbed a 2-0 lead going into the 4th Test at Mumbai against England, in the all-important home series of the 2016/17 season. After Ravichandran Ashwin helped India bowl out England for 400 in their first innings, India needed a big first innings lead. However, when Jayant Yadav joined Kohli at the crease after the fall of the 7th wicket, India were still adrift of the English score by 36 runs.

What followed was mass destruction of the England bowlers at the Wankhede, as they were dumped out of the contest literally. Kohli and Jayant compiled a humongous 241-run stand between them, the highest 8th-wicket partnership for India in Tests. Jayant scored his maiden Test century and Kohli registered his highest Test score of 235. India eventually won the match by an innings and 36 runs. That partnership marked the renaissance of the Indian lower order.