Virat Kohli

"In the past we have landed in places three days prior in proper schedule and have had a hell of a series. It is all in the head. It is not the first time we are playing in England. We all know what the conditions are like. We don't have any issues with even four practice sessions heading into the game," he said at a press conference on the eve of the team's departure for England.

A vegan does not eat any food derived from animals, including milk and milk products as well as eggs. "I never claimed to be a vegan. Always maintained I am a vegetarian. Take a deep breath and eat your veggies (if you want [emoticon: winking face]) [emoticons: flexed biceps, face with tears of joy and victory hand]," tweeted Kohli a day before he leaves for England as captain of the India cricket squad.

A couple of days before the India team departs for England for the World Test Championship final against New Zealand (from June 18 to 22) as well as five Test matches against England, Kohli stands alongside Dhoni as the person to have captained India in most number of Test matches. Both have led India in 60 Test matches.

With 857 rating points, Kohli is only eight points behind Pakistan's prolific run-getter Babar Azam, who has enjoyed an extremely successful run against South Africa this year. Only two Indians figure in the top 10 of the ODI batting rankings, with opener Shikhar Dhawan placed 18th behind New Zealand's Martin Guptill on 706 points.

Kotal, who is currently in Doha with the national team to play the Qatar World Cup 2022 Qualifiers from June 3, added that maintaining a controlled diet was "extremely annoying at the outset" but later the "realisation crept in" that it was a necessity for an athlete.

For Virat Kohli, I've said many times, he seems the type of player you would love to have on your team. He is competitive, he is the best batsman in the world. He is challenging to play against and he can get under your skin because he is so good and he is so competitive. He is certainly someone I will always remember

"As it was his team's first offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to a minimum over-rate offences, Mr Kohli was fined Rs 12 lakh," said the IPL in a statement. RCB's unbeaten run was ended by CSK on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium Sunday with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja leading the three-time champions to a 69-run win.

Table-toppers Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will take on second-placed Chennai Supers Kings (CSK) in what will be a battle between the current India captain Virat Kohli and former India captain MS Dhoni in an Indian Premier League match at the Wankhede Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

"The short video app gives me a new place to share moments from my life and to have authentic conversations with my fans across the globe," says the star cricketer. Viral will create a series of short videos that will contain cricket action, quirky scripted fun, hashtag challenges and interactive sessions for fans.

Kohli, who scored a half-century in a huge century partnership with Devdutt Padikkal for the opening wicket against Rajasthan Royals, turned one to fine leg fence to reach the landmark. Just before reaching the 6000-run landmark, the right-handed batsman had reached his first half-century of this IPL season.