Virat Kohli's magnificent 169 in the 2015 Boxing Day Test, after Anushka Sharma joined him on tour, became iconic. Kohli's recent 121 in Perth, his seventh century in Australia, echoed this success. The BCCI had made an exception to allow Sharma on tour. Kohli surpassed Sachin Tendulkar's record. This century marked Kohli's return to form after a lean patch.