<P> Kohli batted twice in the two - match Test series against the West Indies, and had scores of 3 and 57 being dismissed by Shane Shillingford in both innings . This was also the last Test series for Tendulkar and Kohli was expected to take Tendulkar's number 4 batting position after the series . In the first game of the three - match ODI series that followed at Kochi, Kohli made 86 to seal a six - wicket win and won the man of the match . During the match, he also equalled Viv Richards' record of becoming the fastest batsman to make 5,000 runs in ODI cricket, reaching the landmark in his 114th innings . He missed out on his third century at Visakhapatnam in the next match, after being dismissed for 99 playing a hook shot off Ravi Rampaul . India lost the match by two wickets, but took the series 2--1 after winning the last match at Kanpur . With 204 runs at 68.00, Kohli finished the series as the leading run - getter and was awarded the man of the series . </P> <P> India toured South Africa in December 2013 for three ODIs and two Tests . Kohli averaged 15.50 in the ODIs, including a duck . In the first Test at Johannesburg, playing his first Test in South Africa and batting at 4 for the first time, Kohli scored 119 and 96 . His hundred was the first by a subcontinent batsman at the venue since 1998 . Regarding Kohli's hundred, South Africa bowling coach Allan Donald said, "The one word that comes to my mind is responsibility . I think he (Kohli) showed great discipline and responsibility . It reminds me of Sachin Tendulkar when they came here in 1996 ." The match ended in a draw, and Kohli was awarded man of the match . India failed to win a single match on the tour, losing the second Test by 10 wickets in which he made 46 and 11 . </P> <P>--Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe on Kohli . </P> <P> Kohli continued to amass runs on the subsequent New Zealand tour . He averaged 58.21 in the five - match ODI series in which his efforts of 111 - ball 123 at Napier, 65 - ball 78 at Hamilton and 78 - ball 82 at Wellington all went in vain as India were defeated 4--0 . He made 214 runs at 71.33 in the two - match Test series that followed including an unbeaten 105 on the last day of the second Test at Wellington that helped India save the match . </P>

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