India, Aug. 23 -- It has been a long time since Virat Kohli was last seen in action - 81 days to be precise. He wasn't part of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy in England, having announced his retirement from Test cricket a month prior to the start of the series, and won't be featuring in the Asia Cup either, considering he had bid adieu to the T20Is last year itself. Kohli's next assignment is a white-ball tour of Australia, where the Indian team will play three ODIs and five T20Is. All eyes will be on Perth, Adelaide and Sydney on October 19, 23 and 25 as Kohli returns to his favourite format in a bid to push his case for the 2027 World Cup and prove that he is far from washed up.

At 36, Kohli has more cricket behind him than in front. Bu...