The 22-time Grand Slam champion already held the record for the most weeks as No. 1 in the history of the ATP Rankings (since 1973) when he surpassed Roger Federer's mark of 310 weeks in March 2021.
Despite showing promise and having played match-winning knocks in white-ball cricket, Virat was on verge of being shown the door in the longer format had he not performed further.
Kohli is India's most successful Test captain, leading the side to 40 victories, including holding on to the top-ranked spot in the rankings for 42 months