Kohli, who scored 2818 international runs and 11 hundreds in 2017, opted out of the limited-overs series against Sri Lanka to get married to Anushka Sharma in a private ceremony in Italy. "I was away for something that was more important but getting back to professional cricket won't be difficult at all. The Sri Lanka series really rounded off a dominant home season for India. Currently, they are on a nine-streak series win in Test cricket and Kohli's men have the opportunity to create history. But now the focus would shift to cricket as India travel to a land known for its fast and bouncy pitches.

Source: India Today December 27, 2017 13:07 UTC