India, Nov. 12 -- There is no denying that Virat Kohli has been the face of Indian cricket for the last decade despite having stepped down from captaincy three years ago. Hence, just like the old times, Kohli dominated the front pages of Australian newspapers upon his arrival in Perth on Sunday, two weeks before the start of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. In fact, Kohli hitting the Australian shores ahead of anyone else was so big and meant so much that some publications dedicated fonts in Hindi and Punjabi for the star cricketer as they successfully succeeded in hyping the five-Test series between the two teams starting November 22.

The stance of the Australian media went viral on social media, to the extent that Indian fans shared images ...