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16 Feb

‘Virat Kohli remains relaxed and positive, that hundred will come soon’

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Virat Kohli remains in a relaxed set of mind and it is just a matter of time before he gets that hundred," said childhood coach Raj Kumar Sharma on Tuesday. Kohli has been getting starts and half-centuries regularly but has not added to his 70 hundreds in more than two years. Questions are being raised over his form but coach Raj Kumar Sharma feels they are not valid ones as he continues to score runs. "I feel people who are questioning his form should look at his stats. After watching that they will find it tough to criticise him. The hundred…

17 Jan

Anushka pens note for Virat Kohli as he steps down as Test captain

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Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli are the perfect example of a power couple. They never leave any stone unturned to express their love and admiration for each other. On Sunday, a day after Virat Kohli resigned as the Test captain for the Indian cricket team, Anushka penned a long note for her husband-cricketer. Taking to Instagram, Anushka shared pictures and wrote, "I remember the day in 2014 when you told me that you have been made the captain as MS had decided to retire from test cricket. I remember MS, you & I having a chat later that day & him joking…

09 Dec

Virat refuses to step down, BCCI chooses Rohit as the captain

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It was waiting to happen after India's unceremonious World Cup exit and on Wednesday the BCCI ended Virat Kohli's run as India's captain with a rather matter-of-fact statement, handing the reins to Rohit Sharma "going forward". The BCCI, waited for the last 48 hours for Kohli, who has already gave up T20 captaincy, to voluntarily step down from ODI leadership as well but he did not. By the 49th hour, losing the position to Rohit Sharma was simply 'fait accomplish'. The BCCI and its national selection committee sacked the decorated Kohli, who perhaps nurtured the ambition of leading India at home in the…

02 Dec

Kohli on tour of Omicron-hit South Africa

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On Thursday India captain Virat Kohli said he expects to get a clearer picture on the upcoming tour of South Africa in the next couple of days after it was thrown into uncertainty following the emergence of the new COVID-19 variant. He was addressing the media on the eve of the second and final Test against New Zealand from Friday. "We have been talking to the BCCI. We need to have more clarity, and hopefully, in next couple of days we will know more. Rahul bhai (coach) has spoken to all senior players. It is important that we are not left…

06 Nov

Indian players visit Scotland dressing room after win

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Indian cricketers including captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma shared their "priceless" experiences with the Scotland team following their eight-wicket win in the Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup. Besides Kohli and Rohit, other Indian stars like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin were also seen interacting with the Scottish players in their dressing room after the match. Huge respect to @imVkohli and co. for taking the time 🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/kdFygnQcqj— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) November 5, 2021 "Huge respect to @imVkohli and co. for taking the time," Cricket Scotland tweeted. "Priceless," it wrote along with pictures of the interaction. India put up an all-round…

14 Sep

Virat Kohli Sent Letters To BCCI At Midnight

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Former England captain David Gower has said the events that led to the cancellation of the Manchester Test need better explanation while claiming that skipper Virat Kohli sent letters to the Indian board at midnight, a day before the match, Gower made the claim in an interview with Cricket.com. The fifth Test was cancelled following a Covid outbreak in the Indian contingent. "Wow! No one, least of all I, saw that coming. It leads us into unprecedented territories," Gower told the portal. "I mean I know other matches have been abandoned... sometimes a few balls bowled and various other circumstances but…

24 Jun

India Need To”bring in right people who have right mindset to perform” -Virat Kohli

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India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday indicated that he may bring in "right people with right mindset to perform" in the Test side just like their white ball set-up where they have multiple players ready to shoulder responsibility at the highest level. After his side lost the WTC Final, the Indian captain didn't name anyone but expressed his displeasure at some of the players not showing enough intent to score runs which put pressure on the batting outfit. Cheteshwar Pujara scored 8 runs off 54 balls in the first innings and consumed 35 balls for his first run. He then managed just 15…

08 Apr

IPL 2021: Virat Kohli motivates team RCB

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With just hours to go for the beginning of the much-awaited 2021 IPL season, Virat Kohli was seen encouraging his team into believing that Royal Challengers Bangalore are capable of going the distance in the league despite not winning the title in its 13 years of history. RCB will be facing Mumbai Indians in the season opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday evening 9th April. Kohli was seen giving a speech of encouragement to all his teammates in a video shared by RCB on their official Twitter Account, ahead of a training session in Chennai, urging them to 'play with…