IN PICTURES: Top moments from Kohli's career as Test captain

Here are the best moments from Virat Kohli's glorious stint as the Test captain of the Indian cricket team.

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Under Virat Kohli's leadership, India stayed atop the ICC Test rankings for a continuous period of 42 months -- from October 2016 to March 2020.

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Arguably Kohli's biggest achievement since taking over Test captaincy in 2014 is helping India win its first series in Australia five years later.

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Kohli led the Indian team into the first-ever World Test Championship (WTC) final in 2021.

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Having taken over the role of skipper of the longest format from MS Dhoni, Kohli hit two back-to-back hundreds in Adelaide in December 2014 to mark the start of his glorious stint.

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Kohli and Co. went on to take a 2-1 lead in the four away Tests that India played against England in 2021. The last Test of the series, which was hit by a COVID-19 scare, will be played in July 2022.

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Kohli helped develop a formidable pace battery. Indian pacers managed to pick all the wickets during the first day-night pink ball Kolkata Test in 2019. This was the first time the side had achieved the same at home.

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Under Virat Kohli's leadership, India stayed atop the ICC Test rankings for a continuous period of 42 months -- from October 2016 to March 2020.