If you did not cry on Saturday watching Team India heroes show up with the mike, bat, ball and captaincy, then you are a stone. First, the short and sweet interview with Rohit Sharma to clear the air on Star Sports.

He spoke in English and Hindi after being the 'drinks man,' to clear a few issues.

Then he said something that hit you so hard: "I was not in form, I dropped myself." If that made you sentimental, Hitman then said: "Do bachcho ka baap hoon (I am a father of two). This was raw emotions pouring out, even as the anchors were holding themselves together, shakily.

When the last line in Hindi came: "Arre bhai mein kidhar ja naheen raha hoon," the anchor had to thank Rohit. These were lines that had broken the internet. It was a simple Rohit at his natural best, speaking the truth and now throwing the gauntlet to coach Gautam Gambhir, chairman selection committee Ajit Agarkar, and the BCCI.

Do they want him or drop him it's now their call. Rohit walked away like the hero after delivering the best dialogue in a movie. On a day when Jasprit Bumrah had to go off the field for scans, Virat Kohli took over as captain. He was barking orders, he was shuffling the bowling pack and he pressed with debutant Prasidh Krishan.

He also used Mohd Siraj and also Nitish Reddy. All of a sudden, the Indian attack, so reliant on Bumrah had become independent and potent. This transformation is a clear sign, the team is ready to fight back, now be blown like a candle in the wind. Who had thought the pace pack would attack like wolves?

Sad scene there, when Virat Kohli walked out to take a strike, this was the last time in Australia. Emotions ran wild, and so did trolls who were beating him to death for taking over the captaincy. He failed and scored just six runs. As he walked back to the pavilion, he must have been angry. Or in tears. To lose his wicket to Scott Boland was sad.

It's hard to imagine a man who has won so many hearts in Australia over the last 15 years plus leaves like this, where his bat did not produce runs. Never mind, the captaincy and leadership he showed in the morning were top-class. Cunning, proactive, and goading the players. What more could he have done, only trolls can answer.

Then came the piece de resistance from Rishabh Pant. His batting was crazy. Jaws gaping, hearts stopping, belting sixes as if it was a club match. This was carnage at the SCG and Mitch Marsh would go back to the dressing room and cry. Compare and contrast this innings with the 40 he scored in the first innings.

That was like a bulldozer struggling to break tough walls. Today, it was Pant destroying like Conan The Barbarian. His mood was punitive, his bat was producing sweet music, even as necks were getting strained as the ball flew all over the SCG. He created magic that set your pulse racing.

At the same time, when he executed the maximum, he was destroying the Aussies. It was much needed on this day after another top-order collapse. Did Pant bat for himself? No way. This aggro in a turbo-charged knock, with a record to boot in his 61 runs of 33 balls will shut up critics like Sunny Gavaskar.

And did we hear, that Pant could have been dropped for the last Test? No way, he has fought back from death in Dehradun in 2022. Today he ensured the Aussie bowlers would go to the dressing room and cry. Such impunity, such timing, and hand speed plus eye coordination, Pant left you in a trance. Only he can do it.

Long live Test cricket, you beauty. Your characters make it so romantic.