5 most memorable innings from Virat Kohli

#3 133* against Sri Lanka, Hobart, 2012

Kohli was all pumped up after his special knock handed India a famous victory

300 has become a cake-walk nowadays. But it wasn't that easy six years before. And if someone tells you India chased it down in 36.4 overs in 2012, you would think that he is kidding. India was playing Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Tri-Series that also included Australia. To stay alive, India needed to win with a bonus point.

Sri Lanka gave India a target of 321 in effectively 40 overs. It looked like an improbable task and almost everyone conceived an Australia-Sri Lanka final. But little did anybody know that Kohli would play a 'coming-of-age' innings. Thanks to Kohli's breathtaking gem and support from others, India raced to the target in just 36.4 overs. The best death bowler of that time, Lasith Malinga took the hammering and was smashed by Kohli to all parts. This inning made Kohli a star and it is hand's down my most favorite Kohli innings in ODIs.