4 Greatest overseas Test innings played by Virat Kohli

#3 153 vs South Africa, Centurion 2018

Kohli's incredible ton at Centurion was the only silver lining in an otherwise forgettable match for India

Undoubtedly one of the greatest innings played by Kohli across formats in his career, his fighting 153 in Centurion was one of the highlights of the series.

Another innings where the top order failed to get off, this performance turned out to be yet another one-man show from Kohli.

The impact of his innings appears much more significant when one considers the fact that none of the other batsmen failed to score even a half-century.

Coming in to bat at 28 for 2, Kohli applied his mind on an extremely difficult batting track against the likes of Rabada, Ngidi, Philander, and Morkel.

He did not waste too many deliveries and started scoring at a brisk rate and took his chances against the bowlers.

After a brief partnership with Vijay that steadied the ship, Kohli took the onus of scoring runs on himself as none of the other batsmen who followed Vijay stayed at the crease for a long time.

The highlight of this innings was the fact that Kohli never ceased playing his shots despite tumbling of wickets.

It appeared as if Kohli was playing on a different track compared to the other batsmen, as he dispatched not only the bad deliveries but even the good ones to the boundary.

The difference was stark between Kohli and other batsmen as he scored almost 50% of India's 1st innings total.

However, this too went in vain as India lost the match by a difference of 135 runs. Kohli's innings though, firmly established him as one of the greatest batsmen in the world, as South Africa has one of the most difficult conditions to bat on and Kohli's single-handed handling of South Africa's ferocious pacers on a bouncy Centurion track made comparisons with the all-time greats of the game inevitable.