Kohli's knock of 88 (94) was his 10th 50-plus score in the ODI format this year second only to Shubman Gill who leads the charts with twelve 50-plus ODI scores in 2023.
The Man of the series award was 12th for Tendulkar. Jayasuriya is second with 10 such awards.
As Sachin Tendulkar completes his 50th birthday, an A-Z listing about the 'Little Master'.
After a brilliant 269 in 387 balls in the first innings, Gill was dismissed for an entertaining 161 off 162 balls with 13 fours and 8 sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 99.38.
Stranded on 194 when stand-in skipper Rahul Dravid declared the Indian innings in the 2004 Multan Test, Sachin Tendulkar has spoken about the anger and shock he felt by the decision which "did not make any sense".
With the planned ceremony not going ahead in the UK, a formal announcement on the renaming of the trophy is scheduled for June 19, on the eve of the series-opener at Leeds.
It was a special day for Virat Kohli at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Friday as he complete the landmark of 100 Test matches.
Rahul Dravid became the second batsman to score 13, 000 Test runs. The 38-year-old Indian batting ace attained the landmark when he got to 23, with a boundary off Darren Sammy, on Day 3 in the third and final Test against the West Indies at the Wankhede stadium on Thursday.
Steve Smith is the 15th player to go past the 10,000-run mark in Test cricket.
Virat Kohli surpassed Shikhar Dhawan to become India's highest run-scorer in Champions Trophy history.
Simon Doull lambasted Indian batters for their poor batting performance against spinners Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips during the second Test
A reality check awaits the Indian cricket team as it gears up to begin life without the famed batting duo of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman when they take on a lowly New Zealand in the first Test of the two-match series in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Chairman of selectors Dilip Vengsarkar said the decision to appoint Sachin Tendulkar as vice-captain was because of the need to have an experienced man to fall back on in the absence of captain Rahul Dravid.
According to reports, the BCCI's cricket advisory committee, comprising Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, has asked Dravid about his interest in the big job.
Rahul Dravid led India in 25 Tests and compiled an 8-6 win-loss record.
Former India captain Rahul Dravid has said he won't be commenting on each and everything batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar has written in his autobiography, adding that it would be unfair to comment on any issue without reading the book.
The Hyderabadi's performance in Sri Lanka was far better that of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly. He scored 215 runs in six innings @ 48.53, inclusive of two half-centuries.
Pakistan cricket's enfant terrible Shoaib Akhtar has stirred yet another controversy, this time questioning the class and temperament of India's batting stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
On July 13, 2002, the Indian cricket team achieved an extraordinary victory on foreign soil by defeating a formidable England side in their own backyard to clinch the Natwest Tri-Series, which also featured Sri Lanka.
Rahul Dravid struck his 35th Test century to surpass Sunil Gavaskar and become the second highest century maker from India on the fourth day of the final Test against England.
"Now we're going to have come up with a new plan to get him out," said the Australian captain
'I told Sachin that if both of you and Dravid do not want to lead the side, how will we go about things? Then Sachin told me that we have one more player in the country who could lead the side and his name is none other than MS Dhoni.'
BCCI president Anurag Thakur has revealed that Anil Kumble was not the first choice to coach the Indian cricket team and the board had approached Rahul Dravid for the top job. Dravid is currently the coach of U-19 and India A teams and has also managed Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League.
Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe on Tuesday paid a big compliment to star batsman Virat Kohli, terming him a combination of India's premier batting trio of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Virender Sehwag.
New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips praised Virat Kohli's legacy in cricket, calling his 300th ODI a 'big feat' in the modern era.
Virat Kohli surpassed Rahul Dravid to become the second highest run-scorer for India in international cricket.
The legendary Sachin Tendulkar found senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's exclusion from India's playing XI for the World Test Championship final baffling.
The former captain said India deserved to win the Twenty20 World Cup because of their amazing consistency.
Former India spinner R Ashwin has called for a shift away from the superstar culture prevalent in Indian cricket, urging for a more grounded approach.
Former captains Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble saluted retiring batsman Sachin Tendulkar for setting the benchmark in world cricket and inspiring millions of countrymen to take up the game.
K L Rahul's indifferent form could throw Cheteshwar Pujara a lifeline for the tour of Australia, where he enjoys a great record.
Mithun Manhas: Street-Smart cricketer, who was always at the right place at right time
Tendulkar top-scored with 93 on his return from injury in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Indian batsman Rahul Dravid became the sixth player to tally 10,000 Test runs on Saturday.
India batsman Yuvraj Singh will hold a charity auction in London on July 14 to raise money for cancer patients.
Former Pakistan batsman Mohammad Yousuf believes that India captain Virat Kohli is not in the league of legends like Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar did not find a place in Kumar Sangakkara's list of all-time XI while Rahul Dravid was the lone Indian in the team selected by the former Sri Lankan skipper.
'That is how he developed his concentration and focus.'
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