Virat Kohli captaincy record in Tests: Top 5 Test wins

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A victorious Indian team after their series victory against Sri Lanka

#1 India vs Australia - March 2017- Bengaluru

Virat Kohli's came back from their defeat in Pune
Virat Kohli's men came back from their defeat in Pune

In the first Test of Australia’s tour of India at Pune, the hosts stumbled to a hefty defeat by 333 runs. However, Virat Kohli and Co didn’t drop their guard and instead staged a stupendous comeback, edging their rivals by 75 runs.

In their quest to make a comeback at Bangalore, India huffed and puffed to a total of 189 in the end of their first innings. Australia went on to take a lead of 87 runs to put the skids on India.

However, gutsy batting by Cheteshwar Pujara and Rahane ensured that India post some sort of a target on the board.

Defending 187 runs, Ravichandran Ashwin dished out a six-wicket haul and bowled Steven Smith’s men out for 112 runs. Virat Kohli couldn’t quite shine with the bat, but led India to the triumph with expertise.

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