Virat Kohli has been the talk of the town in Australia, with the local media talking about his arrival in Perth ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Kohli, arguably India's true icon, was seen arriving in Australia 10 days ahead of the opening Test, scheduled to be held at Perth's Optus Stadium from November 22-26. His arrival has grabbed front-page headlines across Australian newspapers, and special headlines in Hindi and Punjabi, a tribute to his popularity and the cultural importance this series carries. Australian newspapers went bold, featuring a full-page image of Kohli with the headline "Yugon ki ladai" which reads "Fight for the ages" in Hindi. Special coverage has even shocked the Australian sports journalists by accepting both Hindi and Punjabi headliners. They further highlighted the young Indian talent such as Yashasvi Jaiswal by calling him "Navam Raja" or "The New King". All these factors are underlining the rising excitement towards the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as "the new Ashes" for their spiciness and historical background. A lot of @imVkohli in the Australian papers this morning as is the norm whenever India are in town but never expected to see Hindi and Punjabi appearing in the Adelaide Advertiser. Tells you about the magnitude of the #AusvInd series for Australia & cricket in this country pic.twitter.com/I5B2ogPvEJ — Bharat Sundaresan (@beastieboy07) November 12, 2024 The media chatter about Kohli arrived at a time when Pakistan's interim white-ball head coach, Jason Gillespie, ran down Cricket Australia for making a big deal about the Border-Gavaskar Trophy while they were supposed to be playing Pakistan in a T20I series. Anti-criticism about that notwithstanding, Australian fans and journalists have been overjoyed by the Kohli arrival as people look forward to seeing action. Also Read | Watch: Cummins Shares Funny Story of Meeting SRK for First Time Kohli Joins Indian Team at WACA Kohli reached Perth in the late evening on Sunday and joined the Indian side at WACA Ground for private practice. The team was meant to play a three-day warm-up game against India A, which has been ruled out due to player injury concerns. This new approach ensures that players get customized preparation while not building up injuries ahead of the Test series that is set to begin. The behind-door training session has been prepared to maintain the concentration as well as seclusion of the team. A forthcoming series of matches will test the struggling batter Kohli, who has failed to get into form lately. The India batter had his worst batting average for seven years as he scored only 93 runs in three home matches against New Zealand at an average of 15.50. It has left questions in minds, and pressure on Kohli to keep performing down under. Meanwhile, at 36, he will have to withstand not only a rebalanced Australian team but also his own recent challenges. Nathan McSweeney will open along with Usman Khawaja, and Josh Inglis will be the second wicketkeeper. These changes look to bring a new dynamic to the Australians. With the two groups differing so deeply between young energy and aged experienced cricketers, this five-Test series is bound to be an intense test of battle.