After a quiet start to the Australian summer of cricket, there is suddenly a buzz about the upcoming Test series against India. Virat Kohli has appeared on more newsreels than the prime minister of Australia. Photos of the Indian players' WAGs are in the local newspapers and Indian fans outnumbered the Australians in the three T20Is. Adelaide was the start of a remarkable journey for Kohli and his troops.

It was at this ground that Kohli scored his maiden Test hundred; captained India in a Test for the first time and also achieved batting nirvana by scoring hundreds in both innings. But rather than individual milestones, it was here that Kohli started a journey with a set of players that had believed in the brand of cricket that he wanted India to play. Four years on, India are a dominant team at home but still failed to win in England and South Africa. One of the reasons for the poor outings is the starts and Kohli for a change, admitted to failure brazenly in the press conference.