He used to be the cynosure of all eyes at training sessions during his captaincy days and Virat Kohli was once again the centre of attention as he addressed his teammates here on Thursday.

After the demoralising 10-wicket defeat in the Adelaide day-night game, the visitors needed a bit of inspiration going into the crucial third Test of the series, and the youngsters in the side couldn’t have got a better mentor than ‘King’ Kohli himself to guide them with his words of wisdom. The team huddle before the start of the training session has been a constant feature for years now and Kohli used to do a lot of talking during his days in charge.