ICC released Test rankings after the completion of the Gabba Test. England skipper Joe Root is the major gainer in the rankings. After the conclusion of the first Test between Sri Lanka and England and the epic Gabba clash between Australia and India, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has released the latest Test rankings on
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team. A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best batsmen in the world. He plays for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and has been the team’s captain since 2013. Since October 2017, he has been the top-ranked ODI batsman in the world and is currently 2nd in Test rankings with 886 points. Among Indian batsmen, Kohli has the best ever Test rating (937 points), ODI rating (911 points) and T20I rating (897 points).
Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. After a few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of “ODI specialist” by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa. Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013, Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016).
Kohli was appointed the vice-captain of the ODI team in 2012 and handed over the Test captaincy following Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s Test retirement in 2014. In early 2017, he became the limited-overs captain as well after Dhoni stepped down from the position. In ODIs, Kohli has the second highest number of centuries and the highest number of centuries in run-chases in the world. He holds the world record for being the fastest batsman to 10,000 and 11,000 runs in ODI cricket, reaching the milestones in 205 and 222 innings respectively.
Kohli has been the recipient of many awards such as the Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy (ICC Cricketer of the Year) in 2017 and 2018; ICC Test Player of the Year 2018; ICC ODI Player of the Year in 2012, 2017 and 2018 and Wisden Leading Cricketer in the World in 2016, 2017 and 2018.[10] He was given the Arjuna Award in 2013, the Padma Shri under the sports category in 2017 and the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, the highest sporting honour in India, in 2018. Kohli is ranked as one of the world’s most famous athletes by ESPN and one of the most valuable athlete brands by Forbes. In 2018, Time magazine named Kohli one of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2020, Kohli was ranked 66th in Forbes list of the top 100 highest paid athletes in the world for the year 2020 with estimated earnings of $26 million. Virat Kohli is the only cricketer to feature in Forbes.
Kevin Pietersen congratulated Team India for the Brisbane Test victory. Pietersen cautioned Virat Kohli and Co. to prepare for England series. On Tuesday, Team India did the unthinkable at The Gabba in Brisbane as they managed to beat a full-strength Australian side with a second-string Indian team and retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1. The win
BCCI announces 18-member squad for first two Tests against England. Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur have retained their place. After Team India scripted the mega win at The Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced the squad for the first two Tests of the four-match series
Hardik and Krunal Pandya’s father passed away on Saturday morning. Cricket fraternity took to Twitter to pay heartfelt condolences to the Pandya family. Team India captain Virat Kohli and opening batsman KL Rahul came forward to offer homage to all-rounder Krunal and Hardik Pandya’s father Himanshu, who passed away on Saturday morning due to a
Amitabh Bachchan made an interesting observation about daughters of Indian cricketers. Big B reckoned this after Virat-Anushka were blessed with a baby girl on Monday. Legendary Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan is known for his passion for cricket. He often expresses his love for the Indian team on the microblogging website Twitter. Recently, when Team India
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma welcomed a baby girl on Monday afternoon. Anushka’s co-stars and colleagues from the film fraternity congratulated her and Virat. Team India captain Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma were blessed with a baby girl on Monday. Virat took to social media to reveal that the couple welcomed their
Rohit Sharma wished Virat and Anushka on birth of their first child. Virat had announced the birth of a baby girl on Monday. Minutes after Indian cricket team pulled off a remarkable draw against Australia in the 3rd Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Indian captain Virat Kohli took to social
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma welcomed a baby girl to their family on Monday afternoon. Current, former cricketers from India and abroad congratulated the celebrity couple via Twitter. Star cricketer Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma have been blessed with a baby girl. Virat shared the news with his fans and followers on
Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are now proud parents of a baby girl. Virat announced Anushka’s pregnancy in August last year. Virat Kohli and his actress wife Anushka Sharma are now proud parents of a baby girl. Anushka gave birth to their first child at Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital on Monday (January 11). The Indian
Supporters ejected from SCG after Indian player’s complaint on day four of 3rd Test. Virat Kohli, Ridhima Pathak and Irfan Pathan have come out in support of the Indian cricketers. The play was stopped for eight minutes on Day 4 of the ongoing third Test at the SCG while umpires and Sydney police responded to
Anushka Sharma uploaded a picture clicked by the paparazzi. Anushka and Virat Kohli are expecting their first child this month. Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma on Wednesday lashed out a photographer and the publication for invading her and husband Virat Kohli’s privacy. Anushka, who is expecting the birth of her first child with Team India’s star
Kane Williamson became the No. 1 Test batsman in the latest released ICC rankings. Williamson leapfrogged Virat Kohli and Steve Smith to the top of the Test rankings. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has leapfrogged Australia’s Steve Smith and India skipper Virat Kohli to become the number one batsman in Test cricket in the ICC
ICC have released the complete list of winners. Steve Smith won the ICC Test Cricketer of the Decade award. A day after releasing ‘Team of the Decade’, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has now announced ‘Player of the Decade’ awards. India captain Virat Kohli has been picked as the One-Day International Player of the Decade.
Virat Kohli has been named the captain of ICC Men’s Test Team of the Decade. England’s Joe Root from ‘Fab Four’ missed out to make into the eleven. The International Cricket Council (ICC), on Sunday, announced the Men’s Test Team of the Decade and India’s Virat Kohli has been named the captain of the side.
ICC released Men’s ODI Team of the Decade on Sunday. Three Indians have been named in the team. On Sunday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the Men’s ODI team of the decade, with former India captain MS Dhoni picked to captain the side full of star cricketers. The voting panel took into account players’
Jasprit Bumrah surpassed Virat Kohli to become the highest-paid Indian cricketer in 2020. Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant earned more than Rohit Sharma this year. Fast-bowler Jasprit Bumrah has become the highest-paid Indian cricketer this year – on terms of salary he received from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Bumrah has
Steve Smith disclosed what message he gave to Virat Kohli after the Adelaide Test. Kohli is returning India to attend the birth of his first child. Australia batsman Steve Smith has lauded Indian captain Virat Kohli for the latter’s decision to leave Australia after the Adelaide Test to attend his first child’s birth. Smith said
Sunil Gavaskar has taken a dig at the Indian team management, citing that there are ‘different rules for different players’. “Don’t believe me? Ask Ashwin and Natarajan’: Gavaskar Former Indian captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar has taken a jibe at the Indian team management, exposing that there are ‘different rules for different players’ in
ICC released the latest T20I rankings on Wednesday. Tim Seifert achieved a career-best position among batsmen. On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) released the latest T20I rankings where India skipper Virat Kohli has gained one slot to occupy number seven position among batsmen. Kohli had amassed 134 runs in the recently concluded three-match T20I
ICC shared a video from the 2014 T20 World Cup semi-final between India and South Africa. Dhoni had the chance of scoring the winning run, but he blocked the final delivery of the penultimate over. On Wednesday, the International Cricket Council (ICC) took to Twitter to share a video highlighting India veteran MS Dhoni’s “sweet
Virat Kohli is getting closer to No.1 Test batsman spot currently owned by Steve Smith. Kohli is just 23 points away from top-ranked Smith. Despite India’s horror show with the bat in the second innings of the recently-concluded Day/Night Test against Australia in Adelaide, skipper Virat Kohli has closed the gap with No.1 ranked-batsman Steve
India suffered a batting collapse in their second innings at the Adelaide Oval. Indian batsmen meekly surrendered to the brilliance off Australian pacers. On Saturday, India recorded their lowest total in Test cricket history as they lost the four-match series opener against Australia by eight wickets in Adelaide. The visitors started the day with a
Brett Lee requests Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma to have their baby in Australia. Lee said the Australians would be excited to accept the adorable couple. Former Australia speedster Brett Lee has requested India captain Virat Kohli and actor Anushka Sharma to have their baby in Australia. Lee opined that the people of Australia would
Pat Cummins bagged a 4-wicket haul on Day 3 of the first Test. Cummins reached 150 Test wicket landmark after dismissing Virat Kohli. Australian bowlers sent shockwaves to Indian camp when they came to bowl on Day three of the first Test in Adelaide. The Aussies restricted India at 36/9 with Mohammad Shami retiring hurt
Virat Kohli exhibited outstanding fielding on Day 2 of the first Test against Australia. India managed to restrict Australia at 191 in their first innings. On a day when the Indian fielders were at the receiving end for dropping easy catches, skipper Virat Kohli took an absolute stunner to dismiss debutant Cameron Green. It all
Shane Warne lashed out an umpiring howler on Day of the Adelaide Test. The third umpire can’t overrule such a decision despite replays proving the call was wrong. During Day 1 of the first pink-ball Test between Australia and India, Virat Kohli continued his love affair with Adelaide Oval and slammed his fourth fifty-plus score
India scored 233 for 6 at close of play on the opening day of their first pink-ball Test against Australia. Fans roasted Ajinkya Rahane after his mix-up led to Virat Kohli’s dismissal. Australia reduced India to 233/6 at stumps of Day 1 of the pink-ball Test at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday. Virat Kohli top-scored
Virat Kohli got run out after a mix up with Ajinkya Rahane in Adelaide Test. India have reached 233/6 at stumps on Day 1. India were handed a huge blow in the final session of Day 1 of the first Test against Australia in Adelaide on Thursday. A horrible mix up between Ajinkya Rahane and
Virat Kohli dropped his thoughts on the DRS controversy occurred during 3rd T20I. India were denied a review against Matthew Wade in the match on Tuesday. India skipper Virat Kohli wasn’t happy with the fact that his team lost a DRS call during the third T20I against Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Tuesday.
Virat Kohli’s lookalike spotted during the third T20I between India and Australia. India suffered a 12-run loss in the contest. On Tuesday, Australia defeated India in the third T20I by 12 runs to avoid the whitewash. The home team made 186/5 in the first innings, thanks to brilliant knocks by Matthew Wade, who scored a
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