India, May 12 -- After more than a decade of making the Test arena his playground, Virat Kohli called a day on his career in the whites, after 123 matches and 9230 runs. Not all of those runs were created equal: some came in situations where his teammates couldn't buy them, some came with a special message attached. The myth of King Kohli was born with performances that often couldn't be explained, as he showed skill and mentality that is one-in-a-million even in the elite levels of sport. There are countless Virat Kohli innings that deserve books unto themselves - but here are five of the best, five that will long live in memory.

Dale Steyn, Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel. A seaming first day pitch at Wanderers. His first innings steppi...