Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan, who once shared a memorable IPL moment in 2015 as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) teammates, reunited at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium, this time in an international Test match.

He was at his imperious self at the nets on Monday. He is riding a curious phase - not as emphatic as he had been in his 2014-2019 pomp nor been as miserable as he had been from mid-2019 to 2023.

Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan don't have a lot in common, but almost nine years ago at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, the venue for the first Test between India and New Zealand, they combined to give one of the moments of IPL 2015.

Sarfaraz Khan's maiden Test century that brought India back in the game against New Zealand made Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma cheer loudly in the dressing room.

Sarfaraz Khan scored his maiden Test century, forming a crucial partnership with Rishabh Pant. A funny near run-out mix-up had both players in a tense moment, leaving captain Rohit Sharma and Ashwin in splits.

Sarfaraz Khan brought up his maiden international century at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium during the first Test against New Zealand.

Kohli will take no further batting part in this match. It’s all up to Sarfaraz now, with KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant