Birmingham, July 14 -- Four years ago, Virat Kohli was on a tour to England, with the shine of his 'King' crown seeming to wear off after over a decade of piling up runs, records and centuries. A string of poor scores followed, causing the superstar batter to take some time off.

The whole 2022 series, Virat helplessly searched for his dominant, run-accumulator side that had mysteriously disappeared as the world battled a pandemic and its after-effects.

Having given himself a little breather to reflect and observe the forces of time, age and laws of averages catching up with him post the 2022 England series disaster, Virat came back shortly with a vengeful glint in his eye, shaking the rust off his bat and painting his crown gold again w...