India, May 18 -- Virat Kohli's last few years of Test cricket before the announcement of his retirement were by no means his finest, as his average dipped to sub-50, and the pure weight of run-scoring through the latter half of the 2010s dried up. Nevertheless, in the eyes of many of his teammates and competitors, that is not a factor which diminishes his greatness and his presence as one of India's truest Test heroes.

In particular, this is due to the immense success he generated while captain of the Indian team. According to former Australian captain Aaron Finch, one of the most impressive things about Virat Kohli the Test player was his ability to prioritise the needs of his team over his own, despite the appeal of trying to bolster w...