India, Jan. 30 -- Virat Kohli's superstardom is real. It is as organic as it gets. It is so massive that the line between a Ranji Trophy group game and an ICC knockout blurs. Kids bunk schools, people take sick leaves, queue in front of the gates before sunrise, forget the disappointment of not being able to see him bat, and dance to his tunes like obedient members of an orchestra.

Delhi doesn't get to see Kohli in whites that often. In his 14-year-old Test career, he has played only four times at the Arun Jaitely Stadium. There are no Tests scheduled at the venue this year. The chances of seeing their 'cheeku' take a 'Kingly walk' in a red-ball game were much like a January morning - foggy, misty and unclear, to say the least.

The BCCI...