5 Best knocks of Virat Kohli in 2021

3) 72 (104) vs England 1st Test

After missing the last three Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2020-21, India’s number four in Tests was making his comeback in the first Test against England at Chennai. To make matters worse, he scored just 11 in the first innings. A sub-par performance by his team in the first innings meant that they were behind in the game.

Thus, India needed 420 in the fourth innings, and it required a monumental effort to even get close to this target. While they once again, had a batting collapse, their captain led from the front. Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, he looked positive from ball one.

He went on to score 72, which included nine boundaries. Despite his valiant efforts, his team fell short of 227 runs, and lost the first Test. Nevertheless, under his leadership, India did go on to win the series.