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

#1 Ajinkya Rahane (262 runs against Australia and 365 runs against New Zealand)

Kohli and Rahane are India's best Test players

As Kohli himself conceded in an interview, Ajinkya Rahane has to be the player with whom Kohli enjoys batting the most. The pair have been at the forefront of two-game changing partnerships in Indian cricket, when they conjured up a monumental 262-run stand against the Aussies at the MCG, during the 2014 Border Gavaskar Trophy.

Kohli fought fire with fire, as he blazed his way to an incredible 169. He was often involved in heated coversations with Mitchell Johnson, while his partner was more sedate but highly entertaining during the course of his brilliant 147. That partnership has to be one of the best by an Indian pair in foreign conditions.

The pair once again compiled a gigantic partnership of 365 for the fourth wicket against New Zealand in 2016 at Indore, which is now the highest 4th wicket stand for India in Test cricket. Kohli scored a magnificent 211, his second in the year and Rahane scored a classy 188, his highest Test score till date. These two remain India's best batsmen in the longer format of the game.