Tag: Virat Kohli

Former India great Sunil Gavaskar had slammed Kohli for his poor strike rate.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ended their six-match losing streak by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium by 35 runs. Key performances included Virat Kohli's batting and the spin duo of Karn Sharma and Swapnil Singh, marking RCB's second win of the IPL 2024 season.

With the T20 World Cup approaching, Virender Sehwag has predicted Team India's squad, notably excluding Hardik Pandya. Rohit Sharma is set to lead with Virat Kohli opening. Irfan Pathan supports this lineup but sees a place for Ravi Bishnoi and Shubhman Gill.

Despite a challenging season with only one win in eight games, RCB's Virat Kohli shines as the top scorer. Meanwhile, SRH under Pat Cummins' leadership sets a record IPL score. An upcoming match between RCB and SRH is highly anticipated after their friendly interaction went viral.

Both Kohli and Gambhir once shared a strong bond like all other teammates.

The debate over Virat Kohli's inclusion in the Indian squad for T20 World Cup 2024 intensifies amid mixed IPL performances. Despite criticism, fans and players like Sourav Ganguly and Irfan Pathan advocate his presence, citing his exceptional abilities.

Several experts and fans are of the opinion that, RCB’s repeated failures in the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League has taken a heavy toll on the star batter.

Despite Virat Kohli's efforts, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) faces near elimination from IPL 2024 with only one win in eight games. However, they can still qualify for the playoffs by winning all remaining six matches and depending on other teams' results.

Apart from Shubman Gill, rookie players like Rinku Singh, Shivam Dube and Riyan Parag are said to be in considerations.

“Virat Kohli, he is my favourite player. Just the kind of inspiration and the never-give-up kind of attitude he has and his discipline, no matter what may be the result, but we should work hard for it is a major takeaway from Virat Kohli,” Ananya can be heard saying in the viral video.

After the winning knock, Buttler attributed his success to MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli. “We all have seen Kohli and Dhoni staying till the very end and finishing the games. I just applied that today,” Buttler said.

As per sources, the Ajit Agarkar-led selection committee is reportedly keen on having Kohli as Rohit’s opening partner for the world event.  

Anushka Sharma and her cricketer husband Virat Kohli welcomed their second child, a boy, in London in February. After a couple of months, the PK actress returned to India with the newborn and was welcomed by paparazzi at the airport.

The 2014-15 Test series in Australia is fondly known for Virat Kohli scoring 692 runs in 4 test matches. He notched up centuries in Adelaide twice and one each in Melbourne and Sydney. 

The aggressive batsman and India’s run-machine, much to the shock of many, took a stand for Pandya and asked the crowd to stop booing.