Kolkata, March 30: There was a time when temperamental and behavioural issues often snatched the spotlight away from his undoubted talent. But years on, the ice-cool temperament of Virat Kohli in pressure-cooker situations is not only consistently winning matches for India, but also provoking comparisons with cricket's all-time greats.

Trust him to steer his side home at the end. With his conventional cricketing shots and tattooed hands guiding the ball slowly but surely, Kohli has already emerged as a phenomenon, a part of cricketing folklore in India.

In the latest instance where he got a step closer to perfecting the art of a run hunt, Kohli pulled off a brilliant win against Australia to pilot his side to the World Twenty20 semi-final.

IANS