Team India saw some of its best years in Test cricket under the captaincy of Virat Kohli. The star India batter led the side to its maiden Test series win in Australia and enjoyed a 42-month-long reign as world no.1.
Under Kohli’s captaincy, India’s pace attack bloomed as well, with the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, and Umesh Yadav combining to become a formidable force in the home and overseas Tests. Over the past few years, Mohammed Siraj also emerged as India’s crucial fast bowler in Test cricket.
Kohli took over the Test captaincy in late 2014; it was also the same year when Ravi Shastri took over as the team’s director in a brief stint.