India, Sept. 28 -- Virat Kohli scored 139 not out off 88 balls against the West Indies to guide India to an easy 8-wicket victory in Kerala on Sunday, and he is back receiving extraordinary praises. India captain Shubman Gill, who also scored a century in the match as the hosts chased down 296 with 50 balls to spare, was happy with the way Kohli batted against the Caribbean team.

In the last couple of years, Kohli, along with Rohit Sharma, has always been under scrutiny. Last year, when he scored back-to-back ducks in Australia, the clamour for his head reached an unprecedented level. But then he scored 70-odd in the final game to calm his critics down a bit. Then India played South Africa and New Zealand at home, and he piled on the run...