January 2012, Sydney: Before he burst onto the international scene with a coming-of-age century at Adelaide, Kohli was into the news during the second Test at Sydney. While patrolling the boundary, he came across an abusive bunch of people in the crowd. Not the one to take things lying down, he showed his middle finger to the crowd, a spectacle that was captured by all TV cameras.

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Virat Kohli sharpens his fielding skills at the Murdoch University Oval in Perth yesterday. Pic/Suman Chattopadhyay