Virat Kohli is leaving no stone unturned as far as his preparations are concerned for the second Test against England, beginning on Thursday.
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'Kicking off the IPL season with a football match has been a tradition at RCB for many years.'
Namrata Thakker looks at some beautiful pictures of the much-loved couple as they get ready to enter the new phase of their lives.
Kohli has consistently dominated headlines with his extraordinary batting prowess.
The couple, who got engaged in early 2023 in South Africa, shared their joyous news on Instagram with a combined post.
In-form Sri Lanka right-hander Kamindu Mendis is another player on the move, with the 26-year-old improving five places to 11th and reaching a new career-high rating after he scored another century in the second Test of his side's recent series with New Zealand.
'Even if we had won the New Zealand series 3-0, it would have meant little because the conditions in Australia are very different, and the team there is very different.' 'In Australia, you just go with a clean slate and start fresh. It doesn't matter what has happened on the previous page.'
With lush green grass of the stadium in the background, Kohli was all smiles and seen striking a double peace post in a black t-shirt.
A cloud of uncertainty hangs over the Indian cricket team as fans eagerly await the arrival of star batsman Virat Kohli.
Kohli will set up two animal shelters in Mumbai.
'This is not his game... He is going too early for it, especially with Rohit Sharma playing aggressively at the other end.'
Kohli has reached the UK along with Mohammad Siraj, and the team is training at Kent Cricket Ground ahead of the final.
On Tuesday, the celebrity couple announced the birth of their son Akaay on Thursday, February 15.
'A proud husband and father' is what it now says a week after Anushka Sharma and the skipper welcomed their daughter on January 11.
Ashwin has 20 scores of fifty or more in Tests, three more than Sir Richard Hadlee, while recording the same number of five wicket hauls as the great Kiwi in the format (36 five wicket hauls), solidifying his status as one of the format's greatest all-rounders.
New Zealand can become only the second team to inflict a series whitewash on India in their backyard.
Both men's and women's teams took a chartered flight, many traveling with their families.
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PM Modi congratulated Rohit Sharma for his "splendid captaincy" and praised Virat Kohli for his performance in the final match.
Rohit has managed just one half-century in his last eight innings in which he has tallied 104 runs. Kohli's freefall in Test cricket continues. He has fallen to spin three times in the first two Tests. Ashwin, usually, dominant at home, managed just six wickets in the first two Tests at an average of 43.
'We have all learnt from your long innings, your concentration levels and your will to keep batting.' 'I also got inspired by that to keep batting for the team for as long as possible.'
Like a skilled artisan at work, the RCB skipper was seen working on his bats.
The Indian players got down to business on Friday with an intense session in the nets under the watchful eyes of head coach Gautam Gambhir.
Images from Day 1 of the 'Pink-ball' second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide on Friday.
'The video is cropped just before the point where I say that Virat is capable of playing across situations but that I was only highlighting how even the greatest players have to keep adjusting demands and priorities.'
'I am going to mimic Shikhar Dhawan because I feel he is lost in his own pace so much that it is so funny and I have watched it so many times from the other end,' the skipper says in the video.
Travis Head scored his second successive hundred while veteran Steve Smith wore the opposition down with a statement century to put Australia in control
Anushka dropped a stunning photograph on Instagram.
'He is defying all the logic and that is something that I totally love.' 'I hate following the norm, and he is someone that is breaking all those barriers on a daily basis so I have a huge respect for him.'
Rohit Sharma's triumphant team will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 am at his residence before flying to Mumbai, where a road show and felicitation function is scheduled at the Wankhede stadium.
Love was certainly in the air, as Bollywood's star couples celebrated Karva Chauth together.
'I can't express my feelings right now. It's unbelievable. Can't imagine scoring back-to-back hundreds, that too in SA. Right now, I can't express my feelings.'
Among the frontrunners for the coveted position is former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir.
'No better time to say goodbye'
The first Test, beginning in Chennai on Thursday, is expected to be played on the red-soil trampoline which often offers good purchase to pacers, but the black-soil composition is more likely to assist the spinners.
'Unfortunately, sport is not a fairytale and our remarkable run in #IPL2024 came to an end.'
Father's Day was a celebration of love and laughter for Indian cricketers and their families.
CSK welcomed Kohli to the Daddies Army.
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