Virat Kohli was spotted strolling around Melbourne with wife Anushka Sharma ahead of the Boxing Day Test match against Australia starting Thursday.

With scores of 5, 100 not out, 7, 11, and 3 in his last five innings, the former Indian captain has managed only 126 runs at an average of 31.50.

The five-match series is levelled at 1-1 with all to play for in the remaining two matches in Melbourne and Sydney.

Virat Kohli was seen sweating it out in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground ahead of the crucial Boxing Day Test encounter against Australia starting Thursday.

Across five innings, Kohli has amassed just 126 runs at an average of 31.50-a far cry from the consistency fans have come to expect

Like the legendary Sunil Gavaskar, Rohit Sharma also believes Virat Kohli will find a way to score runs in the last two Tests in Australia.

Indian captain Rohit Sharma backed 'modern-day great' Virat Kohli to come good vs outside off-stump deliveries in the Boxing Day Test, in Melbourne.

Virat Kohli has been losing his wicket frequently to the deliveries that are pitched in and around off-stump. But Indian captain Rohit Sharma believes that Kohli will find solution to this issue and score big runs soon.

Virat Kohli has been repeatedly dismissed in similar fashion during the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy leading to criticism.

On Kohli's form, and his supposed shortcoming outside off-stump, Rohit said, the stalwart will find a way out of the slump.

India captain Rohit Sharma expressed confidence in Virat Kohli overcoming his struggles outside the off-stump. However, the skipper refrained from revealing his batting position for the Boxing Day Test,