No cricket fanatic in the world can claim to be unaware of the current India captain's name. Born and brought up in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, Kohli emerged on the international radar after leading India to the title win at the ICC U19 World Cup in 2008. However, Kohli didn't exactly announce himself at the highest level till 2012 - four years after his debut - when in Australia he hit his maiden Test century (116) in Adelaide. By the end of that tour Kohli had also shown the world just how good a batsman he could become when his 86-ball-133 helped India chase down a mammoth 330 in less than 40 overs against Sri Lanka in the triangular series. Since then he hasn't looked back and has grown from strength to strength by proving his prowess all over the world. Having hit centuries on tough away tours Kohli improved his shorter format game several notches especially with the help of the IPL, where in 2016 he smacked a record 973 runs! A established chaser of totals, he has hundreds in all Test playing nations - except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe - where he has played just a single match. He is also a World Cup winner(2011) and was adjuged the Player of the Tournament at the 2014 ICC World T20. Being counted amongst the four great batsmen of the modern age along with Steven Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root, Kohli's meteoric rise over the past couple of years has seen him rise above everyone else in the art of batting. He is the only batsman yet to average more than 48 in all formats of the game and after his exploits in England in the summer of 2018, he has proved that he is the best batsman across the globe under any given conditions. For his exploits on the field he has also been awarded the country's highest sports honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018. But with the accolades there also have been questions regarding team selection and his aggressive mindset resulting in failures to win tough series overseas. The fact remains though that just like his runs, there are many more Indian victories to come under his leadership and only time will tell how great a legacy Captain Kohli will leave behind. But regarding his batting skills, it's safe to assume that the debate has been settled for now. There is only one Kohli and he sits right at the top.
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Rishabh Pant and Ajinkya Rahane also gained places in the ICC Test rankings for batsmen.
Kohli has received severe criticism from the likes of Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson and Sanjay Manjrekar for his aggressive celebrations.
Sourav Ganguly also said that India cannot win Test matches if Virat Kohli is the only batsman scoring the runs outside the subcontinent.
Allan Border, Mike Hussey, Mitchell Johnson and even India's Sanjay Manjrekar has expressed their displeasure over Kohli's on-field antics in the ongoing series Down Under.
Johnson was offended with Kohli for not acknowledging the standing ovation at Perth stadium after his dismissal.
"Tim Paine is the toughest pretty boy I've seen, but he is incredibly impressive as a captain and a person," says Langer.
In an exclusive chat on IndiaTV's "Cricket Ki Baat", Ganguly said that he hasn't sent the text to Kohli yet.
The former right-handed middle-order batsman said the team should not have high expectations from Agarwal, who opens for Karnataka.
Gavaskar was not impressed with the selection choices made by the team management.
The 16-year-old leg-spinner, who was Bengal's top wicket-taker in his debut season in the Vijay Hazare Trophy never thought he would be picked at such a price.
The two captains were consistently involved in banter during the match but both insisted that no line was crossed.
The two skippers had quite a bit of banter in the middle, so much so that they almost made physical contact at one point.
Virat Kohli and Tim Paine didn't read too much into their on-field confrontations and said it is fine as long as the 'line' is not crossed.
The video show that at least on Kohli's part there is still some animosity left towards his counterpart.
Nathan Lyon took eight wickets in the match including a five-wicket haul in the first innings at the Perth Stadium.
Ponting stated that whatever happened on the field was "lighthearted" and "quite funny at times."
It was an outstanding bowling effort by Lyon who claimed a match-bag of 8-106.
Team India captain Virat Kohli said that Australia played relentless cricket and deserved to win in Perth on Tuesday.
Australia were on course for a series-levelling win after reducing India to 112-5 at stumps on day four.
It helps a lot to have a good bowler at the other end, who has the same mentality as you and is keeping things tight.
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