Indian great Ravi Shastri says Virat Kohli’s stunning record in Australia could be key to proving his critics wrong when the Border-Gavaskar series begins next week as Ricky Ponting conceded his comments about the Indian maestro’s poor recent Test form could “add something” to the showdown.

Ace India batter Virat Kohli has averaged just 22.72 in six Tests this year, the lowest in his career. In 2020, he scored 116 runs in three matches at a dismal average of 19.33. He scored just one half-century that year,