Tag: Kohli

London: German forward Thomas Muller on Monday shared a picture of himself in the Indian cricket jersey and a cricket bat in his left hand and wished good luck to participants of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, currently underway in England and Wales. In his wish, Muller made a special mention of Indian skipper […]

New Delhi: India skipper Virat Kohli is the only cricketer in the Forbes 2019 list of 100 world’s highest-paid athletes. According to the Forbes list which was announced on Tuesday, Kohli estimated earnings is $21 million from endorsements and $4 million from salary and winnings, taking his total tally to $25 million for the last […]

Manchester: On the eve of the marquee India-Pakistan clash at the World Cup, India captain Virat Kohli said on Saturday that while Mohammad Amir remained a threat, his team will focus on the other bowlers as much as on the left-arm speedster. “I am not going to say anything for TRPs,” Kohli said in the […]

Manchester: India’s captain and vice-captain ran the show in their much-awaited World Cup clash against Pakistan here on Sunday. While Rohit Sharma smashed a masterful 140 off 113 balls (4×14, 6×3), skipper Virat Kohli hit a 65-ball 77 (4×7) as India scored 336/5 in the allotted 50 overs. Put into bat by Pakistan skipper Sarfraz […]

Southampton: Considering the form India had been in the ongoing World Cup, it was predicted by almost all the fans and cricket pundits that the game against Afghanistan would be a cakewalk for the Men in Blue and they will defeat their Asian opponents quite easily. On the contrary however, Afghanistan gave India a run […]

Southampton: India captain Virat Kohli has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the World Cup match against Afghanistan which the Men in Blue won by 11 runs in Southampton. On Saturday, Kohli was found to have breached Article 2.1 of the ICC Code of […]

Birmingham: Indian skipper Virat Kohli scored yet another half-century in the ongoing World Cup during his side’s 31-run loss to England at Edgbaston. On Sunday, Kohli scored his fifth fifty on the trot in the ongoing tournament and became the second batsman after Australia’s Steve Smith to score five consecutive half centuries in a World […]

Birmingham: India’s 28-run win over Bangladesh saw them qualify for the knockout stages of the 2019 edition of the World Cup. And while one would think that the players would be excited to celebrate, skipper Virat Kohli and deputy Rohit Sharma took time out to meet the oldest Indian fan present at the Edgbaston Cricket […]

Mumbai: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said there should be a second Super Over to decide the winner instead of the boundary count if a situation like the World Cup final arises where England edged past New Zealand on more number of boundaries hit. “I feel there should be another Super Over to decide […]

Dubai: India captain Virat Kohli retained his number one spot in the latest ICC Test batsmen’s rankings, a statement from the international body said on Tuesday. Kohli is on 922 points with New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson (913) just behind him and Cheteshwar Pujara (881) third in the rankings list. In the Test team rankings, […]

London: Insisting that India have performed well in the recent years in Test cricket, skipper Virat Kohli believes his boys will fancy their chances of winning the inaugural ICC World Test Championship. The ICC on Monday officially launched WTC which begins with the first Ashes Test between England and Australia at Edgbaston from August 1. […]

New Delhi: Following India’s World Cup exit in the semi-finals, legendary India batsman Sunil Gavaskar has questioned why Virat Kohli has automatically continued in his position as skipper even though his appointed ended with the showpiece event in England and Wales. The former India skipper feels that there should have been a formal meeting to […]

New Delhi: Former batsman Sanjay Manjrekar is not in line with Sunil Gavaskar questioning the role of selection committee and the continuation of Virat Kohli as India captain following the team’s World Cup exit in the semi-finals. Gavaskar has questioned why Kohli has automatically continued in his position as skipper even though his appointed ended […]

New Delhi: The Indian cricket team has arrived in the US for the upcoming three-match T20I series against the West Indies which starts from Saturday. Players have been taking to their social media handles posting pictures of themselves while practising and enjoying in Florida. On Friday, skipper Virat Kohli also posted a picture with his […]

Georgetown (Guyana): India deputy skipper Rohit Sharma didn’t get a chance to bat during the first ODI against West Indies as the game was called off because of persistent rain. However, he didn’t let that frustration dampen his mood as he took the ‘Heads-Up’ challenge with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. View this post on Instagram WATCH […]