India ended an 11-year-long ICC Trophy drought, beating South Africa by seven runs to claim the ICC T20 World Cup title for the second time on June 29 last year, in Barbados.
Kohli's farewell came during a turbulent Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia, a place once synonymous with his rise.
There is more than meets the eye in Rahul Dravid's decision to step down as Team India captain.
The 42-year-old Gambhir, a key member of the 2011 ODI World Cup-winning Indian side, led Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014.
Dravid requested the BCCI to reduce his reward to match that of his colleagues. He felt it wouldn't be right to receive a larger sum than the batting, bowling, and fielding coaches who played a crucial role in the team's success.
This achievement places him in an elite group of Indian cricketers, joining Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid as the only Indians to have reached this landmark.
The common theme in their opening game defeats was how the seemingly powerful batting and bowling units of KKR and RR failed to fire.
The common theme in those defeats was how the seemingly powerful batting and bowling units of KKR and RR failed to fire.
India's fielding coach T Dilip has praised the team's "incredible" fielding efforts during their 3-0 ODI series sweep against England.
Rahul Dravid has signed off on an illustrious ODI career in 118th position in International Cricket Council (ICC)'s Player Rankings after playing his first series in two years.
India's Rahul Dravid now holds the record of scoring more runs than any other batsman in fourth innings of a Test match.
The only way for Dravid to sort out the mess was by forcing a showdown and getting Chappell removed as coach. That possibility was remote as Dravid neither had the ears of the BCCI nor was he the sort to confront knotty issues head on. A fascinating excerpt from Pradeep Magazine's Not Just Cricket: A Reporter's Journey through Modern India.
Reader C Joseph spotted Rahul Dravid at HAL airport.
West Indies leg-spinner Anthony Martin, who produced a career-best spell in his team's win over India in the fourth ODI, said bowling to Rahul Dravid five years ago led him to believe that he could have a career in international cricket.
Former England cricketer Graeme Swann believes Kolkata Knight Riders team mentor Gautam Gambhir will be a 'brilliant' head coach for India.
Steffan Jones, who got Ishant 'back to speed', is changing grammar of old-school coaching
Rahul Dravid's son, Samit, expressed his excitement and gratitude after being selected for the India Under-19 team for their upcoming series against Australia.
Rathour has played six Tests and seven ODIs and has 33 first-class centuries to his name.
He will make his debut for the Saltires in the game against Hampshire at Edinburgh's Grange club on 1 June.
Ashwin has had the opportunity to play under the wing of both stars. He pointed out that there isn't a huge gap between Gambhir and Dravid's approach or the passion that the duo shares for Indian cricket.
Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson says he is still not over Jos Buttler leaving the team and wishes the IPL would change its rule of releasing players every three years.
In a display of raw power and audacious stroke play, Rajasthan Royals' 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi tore into the Gujarat Titans bowling attack with a scintillating knock during which multiple records fell by the wayside in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday.
Spotted Gundappa Vishwanath and Rahul Dravid in Bangalore.
Ace statistician Rajneesh Gupta presents a detailed statistical analysis of Rahul Dravid's performances in the last few years and not surprising it has been dipping at an alarming rate in the last couple of years.
Rahul Dravid salutes Gundappa Viswanath on his 60th birthday, saying he was an artist with an unmistakable style of his own.
Rise of Suryavanshi: Facing 600 balls-a-day from age of 10 to playing 150km throwdowns
'You are creating insecurity, which, at some stage, will come back and hurt you.'
Reader Balachandar Muruganantham sent us this picture from Bangalore.
Former India spinner R Ashwin has called for a shift away from the superstar culture prevalent in Indian cricket, urging for a more grounded approach.
Dinesh Karthik came under a lot of flak from cricket fans after he didn't include Mahendra Singh Dhoni in his best all-format India XI.
While Herath has been appointed for Tests against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka as New Zealand's spin bowling coach, Rathour will be with the Kiwi side only for the contest against Afghanistan.
Yashasvi Jaiswal looks well-placed to carry forward the glorious legacy of batting excellence established by the likes of Sachin Tendukar and Virat Kohli, said former India coach Greg Chappell.
'There are 3-4 people who wasted 10 years of my son's vital career...captains like Dhoniji, Viratji, Rohitji and coach Dravidji.'
The Indian captain leads the list of India's most valuable ODI players in the current season.
As the cricket world salutes the great Karnataka batsman on his retirement, rediff.com looks back on five Test knocks that are, arguably, his best.
Former players hailed Rahul Dravid, who on Friday retired from international as well as domestic cricket, as among the very best produced by India and said his contribution to Indian cricket has been huge.
Virat Kohli said he is not mulling retirement at the moment as he has been enjoying the game.
Harry Brook matched the legendary Sachin Tendulkar's career-high of 898 rating points in the ICC Test batting rankings.
Rahul Dravid will need a specific plan to get the best out of superstars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the T20 World Cup, said Brian Lara.
Ace batsman Rahul Dravid's aggregate of 461 runs in eight innings (@ 76.83) -- a quarter of the total runs scored by the India -- may be good for personal gratification, but it was not good enough to save Team India from a humiliating series defeat in England.
