Kohli (36) stitched a brilliant 83 run partnership with Gautam Gambhir (97) that turned India's fortunes around in the 2011 final.
Indian bowlers once again put up an impressive performance by restricting Sri Lanka to a modest 138 for nine in the third round robin encounter of the Asia Cup Twenty20 cricket tournament in Dhaka on Tuesday. Opting to bowl, young guns Hardik Pandya (2/27 in 4 overs) and Jasprit Bumrah (2/26) continued their stellar show as the island nation never really got going during their innings. Senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (2/26 in 4 overs) also showed brilliant control during the back-10 while veteran Ashish Nehra (1/23) once again showed why he is a class apart. Such was India's dominance that their bowlers bowled 50 dot balls out of a possible 120 deliveries, which effectively meant 8.2 overs went without any runs being scored. India's potent new ball pair of Nehra and Bumrah were on target in the Powerplay overs once again.
Gautam Gambhir will lead India in the ODI and T20 series on the upcoming tour of the West Indies after regular skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni asked to be rested. Suresh Raina will be Gambhir's deputy.
India won the toss and elected to bat in the second ODI in Abu Dhabi.
It was a comedy of errors which Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not find funny at all.
Shane Watson overcame a slow start on his way to an unbeaten 117 to guide the Chennai Super Kings to their third Indian Premier League title with a eight-wicket win over the Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.
While the team may seem 'balanced' to many, injury woes may spoil the show again for the home team, says Rajorshi Sanyal about the World Cup team
The Men in Blue also have kept their unbeaten streak against Pakistan in the World Cup as the side defeated them in the 2015 and 2019 50-over World Cup. ies.
Images from the fifth day of the drawn second Test between India and Sri Lanka, in Colombo, on Friday.
The third ODI between India and Bangladesh was called off after heavy showers rendered the ground unfit for play in Mirpur on Thursday.
Despite the 24-run loss to Australia in the fourth One-Day International at Mohali on Monday, the Indian selectors chose to retain the 15-member squad for the last three games in the seven-match series.
They tried their best to malign the highly-popular Indian Premier League (IPL) time and again by leveling charges of corruption and when that didn't that work they are now targeting the Indian players individually.
In a heartwarming show of sportsmanship and camaraderie, the Indian cricket team sent a special retirement gift to Shahid Afridi by presenting him a Virat Kohli shirt signed by all the players.
David Warner, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Suresh Raina and Zaheer Khan have all led from the front in IPL 9.
India were left bruised and battered as they were shot out for a mere 224 in their first innings and then allowed Somerset to score at a rollicking pace before the three-day warm-up game ended in an expected tame draw on the final day in Taunton.
24 - Number of sixes hit in the match - a new world record. The previous record was of 20 sixes between India and Australia in the World Cup game at Durban in 2007.
Santner has been bought by Dhoni-led CSK for the forthcoming edition of the IPL.
Rahul Dravid has completed 15 years in Test Cricket. He made his debut in Tests against England at Lord's on June 20, 1996.
The Indian team management has its fingers crossed over the fitness of opener Virender Sehwag, who sustained a hamstring injury during the thrilling win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup in Dambulla.
Cheif selector Dilip Vengsarkar warned the seniors that performance alone would grant them a place in the team.
It turned out to be the perfect birthday eve for Rohit Sharma as Mumbai Indians got back to winning ways, with a comfortable victory against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
Rahul Dravid's tenure as India Head Coach, which ended gloriously with the T20 World Cup triumph in Barbados on Saturday, will remain a case study on how to be stately and understated at the same time in modern-day cricket coaching.
Moving away from the mundane fielding drills, Team India tried something unique in Perth as they were involved in a 75-minute fielding session.
Following are the statistical highlights of the fifth India vs England ODI in Cuttack on Wednesday night.
Alvaro Martin and Maria Perez completed Spain's domination of the race walks at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday.
Virat Kohli becomes first Indian to complete 11,000 runs in T20 history
In reality, Ravindra Jadeja's ascension was a lot about CSK's second in command for years Suresh Raina losing form and being released by the franchise. It was more of a distress move with distinct lack of options.
Images from the World Cup warm-up match between India and New Zealand in Chennai on Wednesday.
Pathan proved to be the difference between the two sides as he took his chances and hammered the South African bowlers, especially the spinners, to all parts of the ground en route to his 50-ball 59-run knock on a two-paced Newlands track.
Meet the 15-member Indian squad selected for the ICC ODI World Cup, starting next month in Australia-New Zealand.
England included Kevin Pietersen, Mathew Hoggard and Gareth Batty in place of Owais Shah, Lian Plunkett and Sajid Mohammed for the fourth ODI.
IPL one of greatest physiotherapists, gets everyone fit before auction, said the former India Head Coach on Monday.
It will be a big statement if Virat Kohli's young side could start off with a bang at Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 'spritual home', a task which will be easier said than done.
A ruthless India demolished Ireland by 143 runs to clinch the series 2-0 as spinners yet again tormented the hosts after authoritative batting show by the visiting batsmen in the second and final Twenty20 International.
India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday made it clear that he has no plans to bat at the number three slot throughout the Twenty20 World Cup and claimed it was a part of the team's experiment with the batting order.
Australia were 285 for five at stumps, with Marcus North unbeaten on 43 and Tim Paine on eight, on the opening day of the second Test against India at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on Saturday.
Rising Pune Supergiants now face an uphill task of taming the rampaging Gujarat Lions in an Indian Premier League clash, in Pune, on Friday.
Former India batsman Suresh Raina on Thursday wished Rohit Sharma on his 33rd birthday, asking him to stay safe at home and bake a cake amid the coronavirus pandemic.
India coach Gary Kirsten has backed his new generation of batsmen to seamlessly replace the experienced order ahead of next week's Asian Cup.
