India’s Virat Kohli slipped 8 places to 22nd position in ICC’s Test rankings. The ouster of Kohli is for the first time since December 2014.

Kohli made his first bow in Australia during the 2011-12 series and he ended up scoring maiden Test hundred as well. Kohli was the highest run-getter for India. In his second series in Australia,, Kohli scored a total of 692 runs in 4 matches to establish himself as the world's best.

Michael Clarke spoke about whether this is the last time Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are playing a Test series in Australia.

Virat Kohli has begun his preparations for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth, hitting the nets with focus on countering short-pitched deliveries. Arriving early in Australia, Kohli aims to acclimatize to the conditions and refine his technique against pace bowling,