5 times where Virat Kohli’s Centuries were the winning cause

#3 167 vs England at Visakhapatnam, 2nd Test, England tour of India, Nov 17 - 21 2016

Kohli silenced the England bowlers with his 167

This was one of those occasions when Virat Kohli had carried the weight of the whole batting unit on his own shoulders. Batting first, India found themselves in deep trouble having lost both their openers, KL Rahul and Murali Vijay, cheaply. They were 22/2 when Kohli joined Cheteshwar Pujara at the crease. The duo rescued the Indian team.

They put up a stand of 226 runs for the third wicket and helped India to a safe and comfortable position. Pujara departed after a well-made knock of 119. However, Kohli carried on.

He notched up his century as well and India looked well on course for a big total. He forged two more important partnerships, a 68-run stand with Ajinkya Rahane and a 35-run stand with Ravichandran Ashwin. Kohli was finally dismissed by Moeen Ali after a superb innings of 167 (287) that consisted of 18 boundaries. India finished on 455 all-out in that innings.

Later, they bowled England out cheaply in both innings to earn a mammoth 246-run victory over the visitors. Kohli had also played a good knock of 81 in the second innings.