Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma's hotel room privacy breached; cricketer expresses anger on social media
Virat Kohli posted a video on social media, which was originally posted on another social media app by an unidentified user with a caption, 'King Kohli's hotel room'. The short video scans through the room where Kohli was staying. "I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I've always appreciated that," Kohli wrote on Instagram, while also posting the video taken by the unidentified fan.
Ashwin in disbelief after Kohli drops a dolly in India-South Africa match
The ball went straight into the hands of Kohli but the former India captain ended up dropping it. It was one of the easiest catches and Kohli's drop left Ashwin shocked. Neither captain Rohit Sharma nor the fans could believe Kohli dropping the catch. The video of Ashwin's reaction has gone viral now on social media.
T20 World Cup: India move to top of Group 2 table with a thumping 56-run over the Netherlands
After captain Rohit Sharma (53), Virat Kohli (62 not out) and Suryakumar Yadav (51 not out) hit half-centuries in propelling India to a challenging 179/2, India produced a top-class bowling performance to restrict the Netherlands to 123/9 in 20 overs.
'Virat Kohli should retire from T20Is': Shoaib Akhtar gives bizarre advice after India beat Pakistan in T20 World Cup
"He is back with a bang. I want him to retire from T20I because I don't want him to put his entire energy into T20I cricket. With similar commitment like today, he can score three centuries in ODIs," Shoaib Akhtar said on his YouTube channel. Akhtar, who has supported Kohli during his low phase, termed it the 'biggest' performance of his life.
T20 World Cup: Fitness in running between the wickets by Kohli, Pandya was superb, says Fleming
While Pandya made 40 off 37 balls, Kohli was at his vintage best in 82 not out off 53 balls. But that former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming took a note of, was the running between the wickets by the duo during their fifth wicket partnership which did put the pressure on Pakistan.
With Virat Kohli shining bright, questions being asked why Australia ignoring stalwart Smith
Smith, with his wealth of experience batting in pressure situations like Kohli, could have played a key role in the match against the Black Caps. Some experts feel Smith could have played a guiding role and Australia could have avoided an 89-run washout against their trans-Tasman rivals.
T20 World Cup: Don't think anyone could've played those two sixes except Kohli, says Hardik Pandya
With Hardik Pandya being kept in check by the Pakistan pacers during their match-winning stand of 113 off 77 deliveries which had lifted India out of trouble from 31/4, Kohli had to turn the situation around all by himself and he did it by smacking back-to-back sixes off Haris Rauf in the 19th over.
T20 World Cup: Shoaib Akhtar hits out at umpires over controversial no-ball call
The delivery proved decisive as India went on to win the game on the final ball of the match. With 13 needed off the last 3 deliveries, left-arm spinner Mohammad Nawaz bowled a high full toss, which Kohli dispatched over the deep square leg fence. The stylish batter protested after hitting the ball, asking the umpires to review it for a no-ball. The umpires eventually called it a no-ball.
T20 World Cup: Always believed that Hardik, Virat can pull us out from that situation, says Rohit
Apart from collecting plenty of twos with Pandya, Kohli brought out his deft touch with a fine glance off Shaheen Shah Afridi, cutting off his wrists past deep-cover off Shadab and flicked past diving short fine leg off Naseem Shah to collect three quick fours, thus paving the path for him to be smiling with his arms aloft and dishing out a chasing masterclass in front of a packed MCG with equations going from 48 off the last three overs to 16 off the final over.
Gavaskar jumps in joy after India defeat Pakistan by four-wicket
The 73-year-old, who is part of the ICC commentary team, was standing near the boundary alongside the likes of Irfan Pathan and Kris Srikanth, and as R Ashwin hit the winning runs, Gavaskar jumped and clapped continuously in jubilation. Irfan shared the video on Twitter and captioned it: "What scenes here at the MCG. Even the great sunny ji couldn't stop dancing. Virat you are the real king indiaaaaa. indiaaaaaaaaaa."
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