Virat Kohli's 3 most memorable knocks that changed matches
From a stunning chase at Hobart to a defiant fourth-innings stand at Adelaide, these three innings defined Virat Kohli at his very best.
Virat Kohli has produced some of the most memorable batting performances in international cricket across formats and conditions. Three innings in particular stand out for the pressure they were played under and the context that surrounded each of them.
These knocks span from a bonus-point chase in Australia to a seaming English pitch and a deteriorating Adelaide surface on Day 5, each revealing a different dimension of Kohli's batting.
Here are top three impactful performances of Virat Kohli:
1. 133* vs Sri Lanka, Hobart, 2012
At Bellerive Oval in Hobart on February 28, 2012, India needed to chase 321 against Sri Lanka within 40 overs to earn a bonus point and keep their Commonwealth Bank triangular series final hopes alive. Kohli walked in at 86 for 2 and proceeded to score 133* off 86 balls, striking 16 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 154.65, with India completing the chase in 36.4 overs.
Sri Lanka's total had been built on Tillakaratne Dilshan's 160* and Kumar Sangakkara's 105, and Lasith Malinga was among the bowlers tasked with defending it. Kohli scored 44 runs off 15 deliveries from Malinga alone, including 24 runs in a single over, and added a 115-run partnership with Gautam Gambhir before accelerating through the final stages. It was also his 6th ODI hundred while chasing, an early marker of his reputation as a chase specialist.
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