Virat Kohli’s top five knocks as Test captain

3. 153 vs South Africa, Centurion 2018

India lost the first test in that series and they were in a tough situation. The conditions were very challenging there and the pitch was one of the most difficult ones to bat on. Everyone thought that India will get bundled out for a low score and Proteas will win very easily but the Indian skipper had other plans.

The hosts batted first and scored 335 runs. 300+ on that pitch was a very good score and India had to bat very well. Murali Vijay protected one end and played a gutsy knock. Virat Kohli was as fluent as he always is. He batted with controlled aggression and kept the scorer busy. He kept on scoring runs at a very good rate.

Kohli got good support from Ravichandran Ashwin. Ashwin batted for a while with Virat. All the things were going well for India. But Virat’s very good friend AB de Villiers spoiled the Indians party and he displayed a masterclass in the second innings. AB de Villiers took the game away from India and India were defeated by 135 runs.