'I haven't had much communication with him, but it'd be an honour to share the field one last time with him.'
Australia batter Matthew Short believes his team's pacers will continue to exploit Virat Kohli's recent weakness outside off stump when India face Australia in the second ODI, in Adelaide, on Thursday.
Virat Kohli is set to make history on Thursday as he takes the field against the West Indies
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma will be assessed but it would be "silly" to put them on trial in each and every ODI that they play from hereon, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar said.
Los Angeles Dodgers star Mookie Betts bought the first announced team in the WBL, which is yet to announce the franchises and schedule of the first event of the league featuring mixed-gender teams.
Babar Azam becomes fastest Asian batter to reach 10,000 international runs
Top personalities from the India's sporting fraternity took to social media to commemorate the country's 77th Republic Day, extending their Republic Day wishes on Monday.
Hussain recalled the Lord's Test in 2021 and Virat's 'pep talk' to fire up his players on the final morning as the visitors thrashed the hosts and registered a memorable win.
Former England quick Steve Harmison believes that if batting maestro Virat Kohli were batting at his usual No. 4 position in the third Test against England at Lord's, India would have chased down the target of 193 and taken a 2-1 lead in the five-match series.
Adil Rashid dismissed Kohli for the ninth time in international cricket
Dhruv Jurel on Sunday replaced an injured Rishabh Pant in India's ODI squad for the three-match series against New Zealand in Vadodara.
'We lost the match between the 7th and 15th over. You used Bumrah's two overs early and kept the remaining two for the death. But Rohit Sharma never used Bumrah like this.'
'After Commonwealth 2030, we are aiming to host the Olympics in 2036 here.'
Batting great Sunil Gavaskar hailed Sanju Samson after his match-winning knock powered India to a five-wicket victory in the must-win match against West Indies in the T20 World Cup.
Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the finest cricketers of his time. He is currently on the top of the batting rankings in the ODI format and at the second place in Tests rankings.
England fast bowling great James Anderson enjoyed his battles against Indian stalwarts Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli over the course of his 21-year long career but he found bowling to the latter a tad tougher.
Kohli revealed that the weight of expectations became a bit tough to handle for him.
'I would say Swastik Chikara, because he does not leave me alone, so, definitely not him (Swastik).'
Sucheta Sharma -- a model for more than a decade -- gave us the right reasons as to why he's the favourite to all.
Rohit Sharma scored only 61 runs in three innings at an average of 20.33, failing to register a single fifty in the series against New Zealand.
'...and maybe just being a little bit short on cricket leading into the series.'
Harmanpreet Singh, Smriti Mandhana, Divya Deshmukh among five Indian stars nominated for BBC awards
Rohit finished the ODI part of the tour as the highest run-getter with 202 runs, averaging 101 and was rightfully named Player of the Match and Player of the Series.
Kohli can be seen trying the Bottle Cap Challenge and Shastri's voice can be heard in the background.
The new India, according to Kohli, is the one that's not afraid to take up challenges.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh finds it a bit unfortunate that the future of legends like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli is being decided by "people who have not achieved much" but he nonetheless expects the duo to carry on till the 2027 ODI World Cup.
Kohli's Test retirement makes Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries 'safe'
There are three aspects of the decision taken jointly by Agarkar and Gambhir with the blessings of someone very powerful in Indian cricket ecosystem. First, they are on same page that both Rohit and Virat Kohli aren't exactly in their scheme of things for the 2027 World Cup.
Following their T20 World Cup victory, the Indian cricket team, led by Suryakumar Yadav, is setting its sights on future tournaments, including the Olympics and the next T20 World Cup. Senior players like Hardik Pandya express their determination to continue India's dominance in the sport.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Virat Kohli has said it was disappointing to see his team lose the IPL playoff-qualifier match against Chennai Super Kings, especially when he had made an important contribution.
Indian batting mainstay Virat Kohli, tennis star Sania Mirza and top-seeded badminton player Saina Nehwal lead the pack of over 50 Indians in Forbes' inaugural list of top promising young leaders and game changers under the age of 30 in Asia.
'The fact is he always needed a challenge. That's what got him going.'
The COVID-19 pandemic has shutdown all cricketing activities across the globe and Virat Kohli said though he is keeping himself physically fit, his main focus has been working on the mental aspect of the game.
Anushka and Virat were seen sharing a laugh and exchanging high-fives after winning a point together.
India's batting superstar Virat Kohli celebrates his 28th birthday on Saturday. Courtesy of his batting heroics, Kohli has become one of the most loved cricketers in India in the last few years, following in the footsteps of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice-president Rajeev Shukla said that head coach Gautam Gambhir has a firm grip on the team and is popular among the players.
You don't just play here -- you must dare to play here because the sound from the stands crashes onto the field, and often the cheer comes back to the players like waves.
On International Women's Day, Kohli, like every other person took to his Twitter handle to share his thoughts on this day.
Indian pacer Ishant Sharma recalled scoring his maiden Test half-century against the West Indies back in 2019 at Kingston, Jamaica, and how he faced some teasing from his skipper and childhood friend Virat Kohli, who jokingly asked him to just "play the ball".
there was no dearth of Kohli and RCB fans at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur during Qualifier 1 on Thursday.
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