The former RCB and India skipper asserted that it is very difficult for people to understand what a cricketer thinks while taking such decisions.
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League opener, in Chennai, 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.
Royal Challengers Bangalore learnt it the hard way that star power does not always guarantee success after succumbing to the lowest ever score in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Sunday's match against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Virat Kohli said he was 'deeply sorry' for RCB's failure to make the ongoing Indian Premier League's knockout stage and vowed to turn things around next season.
Till the time I play sport, I'll train like a maniac, the Indian cricket captain tells national football skipper Sunil Chhetri in an Instagram Live chat, credits trainer Shanker Basu for his physical transformation.
RCB had a horror showing in IPL-10, finishing at the bottom of the eight-team team competition with just three wins from 14 games.
Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya landed up at a 'charity dinner' organised by Virat Kohli's foundation in London on Monday but the national cricket team including the skipper maintained a safe distance from him.
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli has said that the Indian Premier League (IPL) is only getting better with each passion season and as a result, it is a big motivation for him to keep improving his game.
We bring you, in no particular order, a run-down on 20 of hottest men who will be present in the tournament.
Praising AB de Villiers for his 'versatility' as a batsman, India Test captain Virat Kohli on Friday said the South African maestro's defiant knock, albeit in a losing cause, in the fourth and final Test match in Delhi was a classic example of 'application' in the longer format.
Rajat Patidar, who made his ODI debut in South Africa last year, has emerged as the front-runner over Sarfaraz Khan for a spot in India's middle-order for the second Test.
The legendary AB de Villiers said he will 'definitely' return to the IPL next year as part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad, but he is not sure in what capacity.
One mistake could "spoil" the entire tournament, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli warned his colleagues in the Indian Premier League's first virtual team meeting on Monday, while imploring them to do all they can to keep the bio-bubble secure.
After a win like that, the morale of any team would be high but Delhi will need to find a way to bat well against the star studded RCB.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli was all praise for his bowlers after victory over Delhi Capitals by one run in the IPL match in Ahmedabad on Tuesday .
Proteas pacer Dale Steyn also said that it was nice to finally get out to the middle to do some training.
Ajinkya Rahane announced his return to form in Monday's Indian Premier League match against Royal Challengers Bangalore and India captain Virat Kohli will be happy with the timing, despite being at the receiving end in Abu Dhabi.
Young Shreyas Gopal spun a web around a star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore batting line-up to claim four wickets for 16 runs and help Rajasthan Royals score a 30-run victory and stay in the reckoning for a play-offs berth in the Indian Premier League, in Jaipur, on Saturday.
Vettori has said that Virat Kohli is always open to listen, a quality which makes him such a 'good captain.'
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.
Kieron Pollard scripted Mumbai Indian's sensational four-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore with a blistering 70-run knock which overshadowed Samuel Badree's hat-trick in an Indian Premier League game, in Bengaluru, on Friday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Daniel Vettori has said that his team fell short by 50 to 60 runs despite Chris Gayle (71) and Virat Kohli (45) putting on 118-run second wicket stand together and laying a solid platform against Kings XI Punjab in the IPL match on Wednesday.
After the first phase, which saw CSK openers dominating the proceedings, it's their bowlers who are coming to their own in the second phase.
CSK or RCB? KKR or MI? Rajasthan Royals or Sunrisers Hyderabad? Delhi Capitals or Kings XI Punjab?
Away from the field, the couple have spent precious time together at their hotel in Dubai during these weeks of Anu's first pregnancy.
Former opener Mark Butcher feels the England and Wales Cricket Board should have agreed to the BCCI's request to change the Test series schedule to accommodate the remaining games of IPL as it would have given ECB the leverage to get top Indian players for its The Hundred tournament.
Movie superstar Venkatesh is a constant presence at almost all the Sunrisers Hyderabad matches.
After eight defeats in 11 outings, Chennai Super Kings will look to give their forgettable campaign a semblance of respectability when they take on in-form Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League in Dubai on Sunday.
Chasing 206, KKR were able to score 66 runs off the last 24 balls to snatch a sensational win from RCB, who are yet to win this season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will stand in the way of two-time former champions Kolkata Knight Riders' bid to make it to the play-offs in a mouthwatering Indian Premier League encounter.
The Indian Premier League is not only one of the world's most lucrative annual sporting properties but also among the most durable, with not even the lengthening shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic apparently able to stop the Twenty20 juggernaut.
'Getting Virat Kohli and AB Villiers in same match is a dream for any youngster. It is the best moment of my cricketing career and definitely one of biggest moments of my IPL cricket'
Adam Zampa says the India captain came across as a 'chilled out guy' during their interactions in the recent IPL.
If RCB win their remaining two games, they will move to 20 points and have a chance of finishing in the top two.
Stalwarts Anil Kumble, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly, as well as in-form opener Gautam Gambhir, were not retained by their franchises for 2011 and 2012 Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons and will go into the players' auction pool to be bought by interested teams.
The last-over heartbreak against Mumbai Indians in the previous match still fresh in his mind, Bangalore Royal Challengers batsman Virat Kohli said he was happy that he could take his team to the semifinals of the Champions League.
India all-rounder Hardik Pandya, his brother Krunal and Suryakumar Yadav joined the Mumbai Indians squad in Mumbai on Sunday ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League, starting on April 9.
Dwayne Bravo's superb all-round showing saw Mumbai Indians edge past Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling finish in the Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Durban, on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta brings you all the numbers from the first 35 games in IPL-12.
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