India’s star batter Virat Kohli touched down his homeland on Tuesday (October 14) after four months ahead of the national team's departure to Australia for the ODI leg of the white-ball tour. He was spotted at the New Delhi airport.

Fans got little time to catch a glimpse of the legendary cricketer as he ignored request for selfies and quickly made his way to his car to join the Indian cricket team.

After the culmination of IPL 2025 season in the first week of June, Kohli had left for London, along with his wife, Anushka Sharma, and their two children. Having announced his retirement from the Test format earlier this year, the 36-year-old didn’t feature on the tour of England.

India will three ODIs against Australia in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney on October 19, October 23 and October 25, respectively.

The ODI series will mark the return of Virat Kohli to international cricket for the first time since the Champions Trophy triumph in March this year. It comes at a significant juncture in his career amid speculations of farewell from international cricket.

BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar, at the time of the announcement of the ODI squad earlier this month, had remained non-committal on Kohli and Rohit Sharma being part of India's scheme of things for the 2027 ODI World Cup, despite their selection for the Australia series.

Agarkar’s statement had triggered rumours that Australia series will be a 'perform or perish' situation for the ageing duo.