Be it Tests or T20s or ODIs, Virat Kohli has been in prolific form in this year. To sum it up, he had an impressive World T20, followed it with a dream performance in the IPL, made two double hundreds in Tests and bossed ODIs. He has aggregated 2277 runs this year in international cricket from 34 matches which is the sixth most by an Indian in a calendar year. India still have three more Tests this year against England, so he has a chance of breaking Rahul Dravid's Indian record of scoring most runs in a calendar year.

The Test skipper scored 248 runs in his 50th Test match as India lead 1-0 lead in the ongoing series against England. This number is also a record - for the most by an Indian in his career’s 50th Test match. It's like everything he does turns into a milestone. So the comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar are inevitable. While that debate is pretty close when it comes to analysing ODI cricket, the real intrigue lies in comparing their Test careers. But we've added more context - a statistical comparison of Kohli with the other greats of the game in Tests after their careers’ first 50 matches - because the sport is more than just one batsman.

The Test skipper scored 248 runs in his 50th Test match as India lead 1-0 lead in the ongoing series against England. This number is also a record - for the most by an Indian in his career’s 50th Test match. It's like everything he does turns into a milestone. So the comparisons with Sachin Tendulkar are inevitable. While that debate is pretty close when it comes to analysing ODI cricket, the real intrigue lies in comparing their Test careers. But we've added more context - a statistical comparison of Kohli with the other greats of the game in Tests after their careers’ first 50 matches - because the sport is more than just one batsman.