India great Ravi Shastri has declared Virat Kohli "is back in his territory", ready to reign supreme against Australia and prove his critics wrong.
For so long the king of Indian cricket, Kohli will enter the Border-Gavaskar Trophy under the spotlight after averaging only 22.72 across six Tests this year.
Kohli's form has also dominated pre-series jousting, with India coach Gautam Gambhir taking exception to Ricky Ponting highlighting the megastar's lack of big scores.