It all started back in 2017, in a T20I between the sides in Jamaica, when Williams had Kohli caught at mid-on and unleashed his ‘handout’ celebration to give him a send-off. The Indian skipper took ‘note’, and when the opportunity presented itself at Hyderabad, he made the bowler pay, getting 31 off 11 in the head-to-head battle, with 26 off those coming off the final six balls. He made it clear he hadn’t forgotten Williams’ previous act either, mocking the bowler’s celebration vigorously to demonstrate he’d won the battle this time.

As it turned out, Williams finished on the winning side as the visitors completed a comfortable eight-wicket win. With another game to go, the decider in Mumbai, another exciting head-to-head battle could be on the cards. The game though proved itself as a great leveller in its own characteristic way. As Kohli had put it aptly before the start, “Not everyday can be your day.”