Virat Kohli started off the new year in the right earnest with a gruelling batting session during India's nets on Sunday.
When the discussion veered towards Kohli, Babar was effusive in his praise.
When the Royal Challengers Bangalore took on the Punjab Kings on Sunday, Virat was in a constant adrenalin rush; the RCB skipper knew victory would fetch his side -- which has never won an IPL title -- a place in the playoffs with two games still to play.
'The way Jinx and Pujara batted, in second innings, that experience is obviously priceless for us'
The world No. 2 India are heading into the five-Test Border-Gavaskar series, starting in Perth on Friday, following their whitewash at home, which ended their 12-year unbeaten run in their own backyard.
Social media is abuzz as the skipper turns 30.
Gambhir, who took over from Rahul Dravid after the T20 World Cup, has shared the Indian dressing room with the likes of Kohli, Rohit and Ashwin in the not-so-distant past.
'Every series is important, as simple as that, when you are playing for your country..'.
Shubman Gill said the intent within the Indian team, in the build-up to the World Cup, was to improve their chasing record.
Rohit Sharma has now led India to the third global final in last 12 months.
Rovman Powell's hands were the safest pair of hands on the field on Wednesday.
IMAGES from the Day 1 of the third Test played between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday
Virat Kohli and skipper Faf du Plesiss struck attacking half-centuries to guide Royal Challengers Bangalore to an easy eight-wicket win over five-time champions Mumbai Indians.
Pat Cummins has never been part of a victorious Test series campaign against India, and the Australian captain wants to erase that blemish from his CV
The former RCB and India skipper asserted that it is very difficult for people to understand what a cricketer thinks while taking such decisions.
Outgoing head coach Ravi Shastri and skipper Virat Kohli, who will lead the country for one last time in the shortest format, would aim to finish India's underwhelming T20 World Cup campaign on a positive note with a victory over Namibia in the team's final Super 12 match here on Monday.
Rohit Sharma's coach wants him to shed high-risk game
'Firstly, I had this fear... personally I had thought that I won't lose a series in India as long as I am playing. But that too has happened.'
Rohit's numbers with the willow has been a bit underwhelming during the five home Tests but those were played on difficult tracks.
BCCI unveils 10-point diktat: Domestic cricket must, restriction on personal staff, family stay on tours
The Royal Challengers Bangalore were almost on the verge of defeating the Mumbai Indians at the MCA stadium in Pune on Saturday night when...
Kohli wasn't happy about his dismissal and he hit the boundary cushion as well as a chair on his way back to the pavilion.
'He (Kohli) was always there, it was a matter of a few innings here and there'
Kohli is only the second batsman to cross the 10,000-run mark while batting at No 3
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between India and New Zealand in Bengaluru, on Thursday.
India were thoroughly exposed in their 10-wicket loss in the second Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy with the match ending in less than two-and-a-half days as Australia bounced back to level the five-game series 1-1.
Statistical highlights of the fifth and final day of the first Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
'If you talk about form then everyone goes through ups and downs'
Kohli is said to have recovered from the infection now
Rohit also said he had picked up a few cues about how to work with spinners from his predecessor Virat Kohli
Another failure to win an ICC tournament will put Virat Kohli's leadership future in doubt. When BCCI president Sourav Ganguly and secretary Jay Shah hold a virtual meet with the national selectors in a couple of days' time, the leadership issue will be discussed.
Gujarat Titans knocked Royal Challengers Bangalore out of IPL 2023 with a six-wicket win, allowing Mumbai Indians to sneak through as the fourth team in the play-offs.
Chants of 'Kohli! Kohli!' rang around the Chinnaswamy stadium.
Spinners became India's worst nightmare in their first bilateral series defeat against Sri Lanka since 1997.
The TV umpire could not find conclusive evidence to overturn the LBW decision against Virat Kohli on day one of the second Test against New Zealand in Mumbai on Friday but spin great Shane Warne feels the Indian skipper was 'simply not out'.
Images from Day 2 of the second Test between India and New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Friday.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for the second Test against Australia in Adelaide?
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
The legendary Sunil Gavaskar is facing the heat on social media for his comments on Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma.
'Not many people expect us to win, so not too much pressure on us.'
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