Skipper Virat Kohli leads Team India out of the ground after their victory in the second Test against  Sri Lanka at the Sinhalese Sports Club ground in Colombo recently. Pic/AFP

There are defeats that are worthy of a cricketer's character, draws that feel like a mountain climbed and triumphs that will live in memory forever. Virat Kohli is likely to become India's most successful Test captain, and while he is young yet the numbers and the records may be enough, but eventually a time will come when he cares about the legacy he leaves behind.