Virat Kohli
Jhulan Goswami inspired many women to take up sport, says Kohli
Jhulan Goswami, who had a successful 20-year international career, played her last game on Saturday when India locked horns with England in the third ODI of the ICC Championship Match. Kohli congratulated Jhulan on a stellar international career and said the pacer has always stood out due to her aggression on the field.
Ricky Ponting not sure Kohli can surpass Tendulkar's record of most tons
In doing so, Virat Kohli equalled Australia skipper Ricky Ponting's record of 71 international tons, moving to joint second behind Sachin Tendulkar (100) in the list of players with most hundreds. The inordinately long dry spell and advancing age make Ponting think Kohli may not able to surpass Tendulkar's record of 100 centuries, now that he has ended the run drought with his latest century.
WATCH | Kohli, Hardik show off cool dance moves ahead of Australia T20Is
All-rounder Hardik and ex-captain Kohli showed off their incredible dance moves on Instagram as they shook a leg with each other in a hilarious reel posted on the photo-sharing application on Sunday. The video begins with both of them, dead-serious in shades, syncing their steps to the beat, before Kohli breaks into a smile and peels off.
Virat Kohli is our third opener; might open in some matches: Rohit Sharma
When India played in last year's T20 World Cup in the UAE, Ishan Kishan was the back-up opening option. But with him missing the bus for this year's T20 World Cup, Kohli is now being seen as a third opener, especially after he hit an unbeaten 122 off just 61 balls, laced with 12 fours and six sixes, at a strike-rate of 200 against Afghanistan in India's last Super Four match of Asia Cup 2022.
Injury to Jadeja a massive blow for India, but Virat returning to form a big plus: Jayawardene
Jadeja underwent a knee surgery a week back and is in the recovery phase, posting messages on social media and keeping his fans updated on his progress.
WATCH | In a fun video, Kohli recalls childhood memories with cool street-cricket slang
Cricket is full of offbeat terms and expressions and a successful player ought to know his game-glossary well. To prove this point and to provide some relief to the sport's fans ahead of the serious business of the T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli brought out this video in association with PUMA.
Srikkanth, Pathan back Kohli to bat at number three position in India T20I team
After taking a break of a month and a half from the game, Virat Kohli roared back to form in Asia Cup 2022 as second-highest run-getter, with 276 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 147.59, including 122 against Afghanistan and a brace of fifties against Hong Kong and Pakistan respectively.
Virat Kohli rises 14 spots to 15th on latest ICC T20I batter rankings
Virat Kohli has some way to go before he is back into contention for the top ranking for T20I batters, but he is at least moving in the right direction now after returning to form during the Asia Cup. Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga has also been rewarded for his dominant performances at the Asia Cup, while a new No.1 all-rounder has been crowned in the shortest format of the game.
'He is more skilful than I'm', Sourav Ganguly praises Virat Kohli
Kohli, who went through a dry run of form, recently rediscovered his lost mojo during the Asia Cup 2022, where he hit his first international century after 1020 days. His ton (122 not out) versus Afghanistan was his first in the 20-over format as he touched the three-figure score in nearly three years - his last hundred coming in a Test match against Bangladesh in November 2019.
Virat Kohli's heartfelt message to Aaron Finch on his ODI retirement
While Kohli and Finch were involved in several nail-biting matches between the two countries, the Australian was also a part of Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) during the 2020 season where he played alongside the charismatic Indian cricketer.
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