India, Dec. 28 -- Virat Kohli's return to the Vijay Hazare Trophy after 15 years was well and truly worth the wait. The former India skipper, who entered the tournament with some runs behind his back, made light work of the Andhra and Gujarat attack, scoring a combined 208 runs. Looking at how he approached the first two games of the campaign for Delhi, it was evident that he had a lot to prove. For the past four to five months, all the chatter has been about his future and whether he has enough fire in the belly to march on till the 2027 ODI World Cup.

Many naysayers were sceptical about his form leading into the ODI series against Australia, considering he hadn't played any international cricket for months due to his retirement from Te...