India, Aug. 28 -- Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni are two of the most successful captains in the history of Indian cricket. One won all three major white-ball trophies, while the other became the country's most successful Test captain. Both were established ODI batters, going past 10,000 ODI runs, but you've got to believe that Kohli was just that tad better when it came to Test matches. Dhoni never scored an overseas century, while 14 of Kohli's 30 Test centuries came away from home. However, you may find it interesting to know that that wasn't always the case.

In the early stages of Kohli's Test career, when Dhoni was slightly better equipped for batting on foreign pitches, especially in SENA nations. In fact, during a Test match between Indi...