Through it all at the MCG, Indian and Pakistani flags flew side by side, like you've never seen them do before ©Getty
"Oh, is that Virat Kohli?"
"Mate, that's the King of India."
It's the day after arguably the greatest sporting spectacle ever played out at the MCG. And the two Melburnians stood in the security check queue have just spotted the man largely responsible for it. The impromptu coronation for Kohli though is in response to the heightened buzz around Terminal T1 at Melbourne's domestic airport on an otherwise sleepy Monday (October 24) afternoon.
The Indian fans notice Kohli and the rest of the players much before the two Aussies do of course. And out pop the mobile phones. All of a sudden, the concept of personal space is literally brushed aside as the 20 or so of them nudge and jostle to get through to the other side of the security check before the subject of their unbridled excitement walks away. Some of them get to him while the others have to be content with a wave from Kohli. It doesn't deter them from breaking into "We love you Virat" chants. Much like with the MCG and large parts of Melbourne on Sunday, you could easily have mistaken this Qantas terminal be one anywhere in Mumbai or Bangalore.
For, that's what it felt like if you were in Melbourne pretty much any time after 4 pm on Sunday. It was as if the city of Melbourne and the MCG had handed over their keys to India and Pakistan and asked them to put on a show. And in turn they said, we'll put on the greatest show you've ever seen.
It is fair to say what
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