The Australian media has claimed that India's massive win in the second one-day international against Australia has proved that there is life after Sachin Tendulkar, especially with Virat Kohli leading the way.
Cheteshwar Pujara refuses to believe India's recent poor record at home is because of transition.
Test cricket would have been a "far blander place" without Kohli: Vaughan
Virat Kohli finally led India in a One-Day International, the third match of Tri-Nation Series against Sri Lanka, as M S Dhoni was ruled out of the tournament after hurting his hamstring during India's first game against the West Indies.
India have been served well by Shreyas Iyer in ODIs at No. 4 but with the Mumbai batter unavailable due to injury, the team management entrusted Gaikwad with the job to build the innings and he did it with aplomb, hitting his maiden century in the second ODI against South Africa on Wednesday.
'I want to learn from Virat (Kohli) how to develop that hunger and be a consistent performer'
Cummins remains a doubtful for the Ashes opener at Perth starting on November 21 but Marsh is among the players who would be in fray for selection for the opening Test of the five-match series.
'I knew he would come through in a big match because of his ability to rise to the occasion.'
England women's cricketer Danielle Wyatt finally met India's batting sensation, Virat Kohli. The news makes headlines since following his match-winning knock against South Africa in the semi-finals of the World T20, Kohli received a surprise marriage proposal from Wyatt on Twitter!
New Zealand batter Henry Nicholls on Tuesday said having a limited amount of one-day cricket between global events makes the series such as the ongoing one against India "more important than ever".
Shubman Gill was rewarded with the captaincy of the Indian ODI team for the upcoming tour of Australia, the BCCI announced on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma has informed the Mumbai Cricket Association of his availability for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, heeding the BCCI directive.
Kohli walked up to Rahul and cheekily recreated Rahul's famous celebration - pointing to the ground and thumping his chest.
Former skipper Mohammad Azharuddin slipped to the third spot, having scored 426 runs at 85.20 during India's tour of England in 1990.
Kohli termed Mahendra Singh Dhoni's absence in the dressing room as a 'strange feeling'.
Virat Kohli has finally clarified his stance on unfriending the Australian team, saying he 'meant only a couple of guys' and that his comments were blown out of proportion. But what has made the Indian captain changed his tune? Does the Indian Premier League ring any bells, asks Norma Godinho/Rediff.com.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler feels England need to be more clinical in some aspects, including catching, as they seek to extend their lead over India in the second Test starting at Lord's, from Thursday.
Kohli underwent a late fitness test before the Nagpur match but was ultimately ruled out.
'Dhoni is a very cool captain. But he was also very happy and was enjoying that moment.'
The once familiar sight of nimble-footed, whippywristed Indian batters dominating spin looks a distant memory, replaced by the horror of watching South Africa off-spinner Simon Harmer wreak havoc by taking 17 wickets over the two Tests.
After powering RCB past PBKS, Kohli shared a touching moment with youngster Musheer Khan, whose emotional reaction to receiving the gifted bat said it all.
Former India skipper Rohit Sharma on Wednesday said watching T20 World Cup from the sidelines for the first time in his career will be a "strange" experience as he reflected on the difficult selection calls and leadership decisions that defined his captaincy tenure.
'In Shubman's leadership, there is either "Yes" or "No". There is no place for "May Be". As a leader and captain, you need to have that assertiveness about decisions you take, and he definitely has that.'
Virat Kohli inched closer to a maiden IPL title after Royal Challengers Bengaluru thrashed Punjab Kings by eight wickets in a lopsided Qualifier 1 match.
We are friends, people have said lot for TRP: Gambhir on his relationship with Virat Kohli
The secret to Virat Kohli's phenomenal success, says Dhruv Munjal, lies in his fitness and a tenacious urge to be the best.
K L Rahul takes over the captaincy after regular skipper Shubman Gill missed the series because of a neck injury.
'Constant changes to the playing XI, batting orders, and frequent rotations prevent stability.'
Virat Kohli was India's most valuable ODI player of the last (2011-12) season. And as we commence the 2012-13 ODI season it appears that Kohli plans to continue in exactly the same vein. He was, without a doubt, the most valuable player from either side in the SL-India ODI series that ended last week with a MVPI of 324.
Anushka Sharma was seen cheering for her husband, during the first Test match against Australia in Perth on Saturday.
Rohit Sharma became the seventh Indian to complete 100 catches in One-Day Internationals, while young speedster Harshit Rana went level with decorated spinner Ravichandran Ashwin for the record of most wickets for India after a player's first eight ODIs, in the third and last match of the series against Australia, in Sydney, on Saturday.
'I was constantly under the microscope. Eventually, I had to ask myself if I was still happy. If I wanted to continue, I needed to find that joy again.'
Kohli was in pain during Melbourne Test and was also seen having a taping on his waist while fielding but he has now learnt to manage it.
Rohit and Kohli endured a rocky start to the Australia tour with Rohit managing just 8 and 73 in two innings, while Kohli recorded two ducks.
On Monday, Kohli bowled with his cross-legged action for nearly 30 minutes in the nets after batting for an hour.
With no ODI series in Australia in the next two years, it is impossible to think that the legendary duo will again be seen Down Under in India blues.
'Watch our Indian athletes in Tokyo Olympics,' Virat Kohli said in a video
Former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes feels that India's middle-order batsman Virat Kohli has the ability to match the extraordinary feats of iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar to some extent.
'Virat is a born captain. He used to be the captain in the academy as well in childhood'
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