5 of Virat Kohli's best Test knocks that have established his masterclass

3. 235 vs England, Wankhede, December 2016

England posted 400 runs batting first and the hosts had a mountain to climb. Cheteshwar Pujara and Murali Vijay had already given India a great start and by the time Kohli came in, the scorecard read 146/2. Kohli and Vijay added 116 runs for the third wicket, where the latter completed his century and departed.

The Indian skipper was in all sorts of trouble as the Indian middle order was tormented. They lost four wickets in a span of 45 runs and despite some fightback from Jadeja, his stay in the middle wasn’t long enough as well. India were desperate to go past the visiting team’s first innings score and Kohli needed some support from the other end.

He got it from an unlikely name as Jayant Yadav started stamping his authority with the bat. Kohli completed a fantastic hundred by the time he came in and the duo added a record-breaking, flabbergasting 241 run-stand, which is the best 8th wicket partnership in Indian cricket history.

With the off-spinner’s support, the run machine completed his third double century and Jayant also completed a century. Thanks to this duo’s valiant effort, India posted 631 runs out of nowhere and won the game by an innings and 36 runs.