Bengaluru, March 15 -- Virat Kohli described his recent tour of Australia as one of the most intense disappointments he has ever faced--comparable only to the frustration he experienced during the summer of 2014 when he endured a disastrous tour of England, failing to score a single half-century in 10 innings, according to ESPNcricinfo.

India were thrashed in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by 3-1. The series was played from November 22 last year to January 5 this year.

Much like that challenging phase in England, Kohli struggled with his vulnerability outside the off stump throughout the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite beginning the series on a strong note with an unbeaten century in India's victory at Perth, his form quickly dipped. In eig...