Kohli turns back clock at right time

As Virat Kohli walked back, arms aloft, wearing the widest grin he had since that evening at Barbados on June 29, acknowledging the fans, his wife and teammates who had willed him on at the Perth Stadium on Saturday, he had reached a milestone that was long overdue—his 30th Test hundred and 81st international ton.

- GOMESH S

Just as the day's play got over, fan edits swarmed the social media. Among them was one taking reference from a recent Tamil blockbuster movie—Lubber Pandhu (Rubber ball, referring to tennis ball tournaments). In that movie, the protagonist is nicknamed as 'Gethu' (something that is used in pop culture to define a flamboyant character) for his cricketing prowess in local tournaments. The movie tracks an ego tussle between him, a six-hitter, and Anbu, a young fast bowler who is in love with his daughter. Gethu, at his prime, had been the local cult hero for his big sixes, but now he is a struggling middle-aged man.