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Cricket fraternity lauds Kohli for his services as India's Test skipper
Kohli steps down as India's most successful captain in the format, with 40 wins in 68 Tests. He also helped the side to a historic Test series win in Australia and took them to the top of the ICC Test rankings. Under him, India also reached the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship. The cricket fraternity -- including past and present players -- lauded Kohli for his captaincy in Test cricket.
BCCI thanks Virat Kohli for his admirable leadership as India's Test captain
The 33-year-old Kohli, who took over as full-time Test captain in early 2015 when MS Dhoni had announced retirement in Australia, steps down as India's most successful captain in the format, with 40 wins in 68 Tests. He helped the side to a historic Test series win in Australia, and took them to the top of the ICC Test rankings. Under him, India also reached the final of the inaugural ICC World Test Championship.
Virat Kohli steps down as Test captain of India
"It's been 7 years of hard work, toil and relentless perseverance everyday to take the team in the right direction. I've done the job with absolute honesty and left nothing out there. Everything has to come to a halt at some stage and for me as Test Captain of India, it's now. There have been many ups and also some downs along the journey, but never has there been a lack of effort or lack of belief," said Kohli in his statement posted on Twitter on Saturday.
England cricketers Joe Root, Mark Wood contemplate participating in IPL 2022
England's Test captain Root has never been picked up by an IPL franchise and has not entered the auction since going unsold in 2018. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) is yet to confirm the centrally-contracted players' availability for the 2022 edition. And, with England's first Test against New Zealand starting on June 2, Root would likely be required to leave the IPL before the knockout stages if he becomes part of the cash-rich league.
SA vs Ind: No sanction, but India cautioned for DRS outburst
On Day 3 of the third Test in Cape Town, Dean Elgar reviewed a decision off the bowling of Ravichandran Ashwin on the fourth delivery of the 21st over of South Africa's inning, after being given out LBW by on-field umpire Marais Erasmus and the decision was overturned in Proteas skipper's favour.
IPL 2022: Kolkata Knight Riders appoint Bharat Arun as bowling coach
"I'm very excited and looking forward to becoming part of a highly successful franchise, such as the Knight Riders. I have admired the Knight Riders franchise for not only being very successful in the IPL & around the world in T20 leagues but also for the way it is very professionally run," said Arun on his new coaching role. Arun, who played two Tests and four ODIs for India, takes over the role from former New Zealand pacer Kyle Mills with immediate effect.
SA v IND, 3rd Test: It is evenly poised at this point, says Shardul Thakur
"I think it is evenly poised at this point. There is not a big lead, South Africa have done well in the first innings so now it's a second-innings game. Three days left, so lots of time left in the game. This game can go anywhere. There is some life in the pitch but if you bat well you can score runs. At the same time if you bowl well you'll get wickets," said Thakur in a chat with the broadcasters before the start of play.
ANALYSIS: Postponement of domestic tournaments throws careers and livelihood in limbo
The Ranji Trophy was supposed to be held for the first time in two seasons, following its cancellation for the first time in its 85-year history in 2020/21 also due to the pandemic. The men's domestic first-class competition was scheduled to start on January 13 at multiple venues across six cities -- Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Thiruvananthapuram and Chennai.
India name squad for Women's World Cup and NZ ODIs, Jemimah, Shikha, Punam left out
Mithali Raj will lead the same 15-member squad in the five ODIs against New Zealand from February 11 and 24, before opening their World Cup campaign against Pakistan on March 6 at the Bay Oval, Tauranga. The 21-year-old Rodrigues went through a lean patch in all the five ODIs she played since coming back from the pandemic-enforced break in women's cricket. She managed scores of 1, 9, 0, 8 and 4 in home fixtures against South Africa and a couple of away games in England.
SA v IND, 2nd Test: It was one of those days where everything was going as per my plan, says Pujara
He added that his partnership of 111 runs with Ajinkya Rahane was crucial for the team to get some runs on board. Pujara was the second top-run scorer in India's second innings score of 266, which helped set a target of 240 for South Africa. "Looking at the pitch, it has variable bounce and it's not easy. Whenever you get a loose ball, you want to make sure that you put it away because you never know when you will get an unplayable ball. So, yes, it was part of my gameplan that if I get a loose ball, I will go to try and convert it."
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