Kohli happy to keep batting at three

India captain Virat Kohli maintains he will bat in the best position for his team while he remains in charge of the national side.

After making three changes to his side for the third Test against the West Indies, Kohli promoted himself up the order and failed twice when coming in at number three during India's series clinching 237-run victory in St Lucia.

Promoted due to the omission of Cheteshwar Pujara and to accommodate Rohit Sharma batting at five, Kohli managed scores of three and four against the West Indies as his poor record when batting in that position in Test cricket continued.

From six Test match innings at number three, Kohli has a top score of just 41 and his average is less than 20.

But Kohli insists that winning Test matches is far more important than his batting position and said he will continue to do what is best for his team.

"I am pretty happy with that position," he said when asked about batting at first drop.

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"I haven’t batted too much (at three) in Test cricket, but I have batted enough in other forms at international level for me to not feel uncomfortable at three."

Kohli pointed to his record at one-day level when batting first man down as reason enough to continue at first drop if required.

"As far as batting positions, (number) three comes more naturally to me because I have played 170 or 180 ODI's and I have batted 130 ODI's at three," he said.

"I don’t mind being into the game early.

"I have always been that kind of player that wants to get into the action early."

Kohli batted at number four during the first two Tests against the West Indies and posted a tremendous double century in the first Test of the series that helped India claim a 1-0 lead over the Caribbean nation.

India has one more Test match in the West Indies, with the fourth and final Test set to commence in Trinidad on Thursday.

Just where Kohli bats during that Test remains a mystery, but the India skipper says his team will play a more positive brand of cricket as he seeks another Test victory.

"We can now play with more positive intent in Trinidad and express ourselves fully," Kohli said. 

"The team is shaping up really beautifully, everyone is very close to each other, they gel up really well and there is a great environment in the change room."

If India wins the final Test against the West Indies it will become the top ranked Test nation in the world.