Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli India will be hoping to reach new heights
#4 Virat Kohli (8 centuries)
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Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a century against Australia in 2014-15 series
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The current Test captain of India, Virat Kohli came into the limelight after captaining the Indian U-19 team to a World Cup victory in 2008. He was immediately purchased by the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the inaugural IPL auction.
He made his Test debut against West Indies in the year 2011 but was unable to make an impact in his debut series. In the series against Australia, Kohli registered his first Test century at Adelaide. In a series where India suffered a whitewash at the hands of Australia, Kohli was the only bright spot. With the retirement of stalwarts like Dravid, Tendulkar, and Laxman, the Indian team was in the process of rebuilding and Kohli has played a vital role in the process taking additional responsibilities.
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In his next tour to Australia in 2014-15, Kohli scored 4 centuries in 4 Tests and looked in sublime form. It was high-quality batsmanship by the modern great.
He scored his first Test double century against West Indies in the first Test of the 2016 West Indies series. Kohli has a total of 8 centuries away from the Indian subcontinent with 5 in Australia and 1 each in West Indies, South Africa and New Zealand.
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