4) Virat’s first ton playing at number 3:
This is another one of his knocks which will remain fresh in his memories for a long period of time. In the game against Bangladesh in the Tri-Nation cup played in Dhaka, Bangladesh scored a challenging 247 runs on a slow track.
With the seniors resting, Dinesh Karthik and Gautam Gambhir opened the innings and they gave a decent start, scoring at 5 an over. After the fall of first wicket came Virat Kohli and right from the outset, thirst to prove himself was pretty much palpable and boy, he just annihilated Bangladesh in the most classiest way possible.
Virat scored 102 off just 95 balls(His second ODI century) and led the way through for his side, stitching great partnerships with Yuvraj Singh and MS Dhoni. This was the first instance where he scored a hundred coming in at number 3 and this knock definitely helped in establishing himself as a dependable number 3.