Virat Kohli didn’t just flirt with greatness, he smashed every obstacle in his way to gatecrash into cricketing stratosphere. Not because he chased it or pursued it or was obsessed with it, but because his genius compelled him to do so. His inner steel and fire and passion ensured that even if that wasn’t his objective, greatness became his final destination. 

Statistically, Kohli signed off as India’s fourth-highest Test run-getter. The three men ahead of him in that chart also scored more Test centuries than the country’s most successful captain, but Kohli doesn’t suffer in comparison with Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid or Sunil Gavaskar.