Virat Kohli's top 10 knocks which make him 'The King'

183 vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2012

Chasing 330 against arch-rivals Pakistan, Virat made a mockery of Umar Gul, peak Saeed Ajmal, Shahid Afridi and Wahab Riaz to smash 183 in just 148 balls with 22 fours and a six to seal India a six-wicket win with 13 balls to go.

100* vs Australia, 2nd ODI 2013

Chasing a target of 360, Virat along with Rohit looted the Australian bowlers of these runs and self-respect as they were mercilessly thrashed all over the park at Jaipur. Kohli smashed the fastest ODI ton by an Indian in just 52 balls, with eight fours and seven sixes as India chased down the total in 43.3 overs with nine wickets to go.

141 against Australia, 1st Test 2014

Virat led India in his first-ever match as a captain in whites. In a statement of intent, he decided to go for a win while chasing 364 in the final 98 overs of the match on the final day. He scored 141 in 175 balls, with 16 fours and six on this Adelaide pitch. This marked the starting point of Kohlis legacy as Test captain, marked with intent, positivity, and fearlessness.

82* vs Australia, T20I 2016

In Mohali against Australia in the T20 World Cup, Kohli rewrote a book on finishing cricket matches in style. With 67 needed off the last six, Kohli put on a masterclass show. James Faulkner’s penultimate over was taken for 19 with Kohli taking 16 off those. The penultimate over of the match saw Kohli belt Nathan Coulter-Nile for four fours, before hitting one off Faulkner to take India home.

123 vs Australia, 2nd Test 2018

Battling some poor outings with the bat in Tests prior to this, Kohli put on a masterclass on a tough Perth pitch, scoring 123 in 257 balls with 13 fours and a six. His celebration signifying My bat does the talking has also gone down as a highly iconic and imitated celebration.

160* vs South Africa, 3rd ODI 2018

In the third ODI at Cape Town, Kohli played one of his finest ODI knocks, scoring 160* in 159 balls with 12 fours and two sixes, scoring the other hundred runs with his ever-supreme running between the wickets. India won the match by 124 runs defending 304 runs and the series as well.

149 vs England, 1st Test 2018

After failing miserably against quality pace and swing bowling in England on his first tour in 2014, Virat, now the worlds best had a lot of critics to answer. He did so with a knock of 149 runs in 225 balls in the first Test four years later, consisting of 22 fours and a six. Though India lost a close match and series, Virat scored 593 runs in 10 innings with two tons and three fifties

254* against South Africa, 2nd Test 2019

A Virat masterclass during the 2nd Test against South Africa at Pune in 2019. He scored his best Test score against a quality Proteas attacking in 336 balls, with 33 fours and two sixes. India won the match by an innings and 137 runs.

122* vs Afghanistan, Asia Cup 2022

Though it came in dead rubber match of the Asia Cup and India was already out, this innings is still significant given that Virat was battling a three-year-long century drought. He scored 122* in just 61 balls, with 12 fours and six sixes, helping India to a consolation win and millions had a sigh of relief with Kohli back at his best

82* vs Pakistan, ICC T20 World Cup 2022

One of the best T20I and cricket knocks hands down. Kohli was on the crease with India at 31/4 in a run-chase of 160. He stayed till the end and made a century partnership with Hardik Pandya, scoring 82* in 53 balls with six fours and four sixes. India won a thriller at the MCG. Kohlis sixes to Haris Rauf in the 19th over and the commentary following it will forever stay alive in fans minds.