NEW DELHI: Star batter
Virat Kohli
returned to the country after a triumphant beginning to the new year that saw India demolish South Africa in the second and final Test in Cape Town inside two days to draw the series 1-1.
The game established a new record for the shortest Test match in the history of cricket, concluding with only 642 balls bowled.
Kohli ended the two-match series as leading run-getter for India scoring 172 runs in four innings with one half-century.
He was the second highest run-getter overall behind South Africa's Dean Elgar (201 runs).
Upon his arrival, the former India skipper was happily seen fulfilling the requests of photographers, posing for them before getting into his car.
Kohli has been nominated for the ICC Men's Cricketer of the Year award along with compatriot
Ravindra Jadeja
, Australian captain Pat Cummins and his team-mate Travis Head.
Kohli is vying for his third Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy following remarkable run-scoring achievements in 2023.
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Last year, Kohli surpassed ICC Hall of Famer
Sachin Tendulkar
with a historic 50th ODI century and holds the Player of the Tournament accolade from CWC23. Additionally, he amassed an impressive total of 2048 international runs.
His stupendous run in the World Cup, helped India reach the finals. The batter hit 765 runs, the most by any player in any single edition of the World Cup.
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