Virat Kohli
ICC T20I rankings: Kohli drops to 8th spot, Rahul jumps to 5th in batting chart
Meanwhile, Aiden Markram has made significant gains in his T20I rankings on the back of the sensational performances for South Africa in the ongoing World Cup. Markram's unbeaten knock of 52 in just 25 balls in South Africa's victory over Group 1 table-toppers England sees him climb to the No 3 spot in the T20I rankings for batters.
Virat Kohli bids farewell to outgoing coaching staff, thanks them for their contributions
The three Member coaching staff are relieved from their duties after the T20 World Cup as their tenure came to end on Monday. Prior to India’s failure in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup in UAE, where the team could not make it to the semi-final, the trio helped Team India become a formidable travelling unit in Test cricket, winning the series in Australia and leading 2-1 in England. India’s performance in T20Is also sky-rocketed under their tenure as they won series in South Africa, New Zealand, England and Australia.
T20 World Cup: Kohli promises to remain involved in decision-making even after quitting captaincy
Kohli on Monday led India to a nine-wicket victory over Namibia in his final T20I game as his team made an early exit from the ICC men's T20 World Cup here, failing to reach the semi-finals after slumping to demoralizing defeats to Pakistan and New Zealand in their first two matches of the Super 12 stage.
T20 World Cup: Kohli & Co need to fire again against Scotland
India can't afford to lose any of its remaining two matches in the T20 World Cup and have to be at their best against both Scotland and Namibia. India's chances not only depend on their result in these two matches but also the clash between Afghanistan and New Zealand. India, the 2007 T20 World Cup winner, are currently fourth in the group with two points from three games, They are tied with Namibia at two points with a Net Run Rate (NRR) of 0.073, behind Pakistan (8 points) at the top and Afghanistan and New Zealand with four points each.
Kohli may lose ODI captaincy as well; India likely to have one skipper for T20 and ODI: Sources
Kohli has announced that he will step down from India's T20 captaincy after the World Cup. But now another question is doing the rounds following India's flop show in the UAE -- will he continue as ODI skipper or not? If sources are to be believed, the answer from the board at the moment is "no".
T20 World Cup: Kohli blasts team for not being brave enough
India batted poorly, lost wickets early, and never recovered as they could manage only a meagre 110 after being asked to bat first by New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson. They could not claim early wickets as Daryl Mitchell (49 off 35 balls) and Kane Williamson (33 not out off 31 balls) led New Zealand to an eight-wicket victory on Sunday.
Virat Kohli slams people who abused Shami, says attacking someone over their religion is pathetic
Shami was subjected to vicious online trolling and abuse on Instagram and Twitter soon after the match between India and Pakistan ended, in which he conceded 43 runs in 3.5 overs. Many current and former cricketers condemned the abuse which Shami received on social media.
T20 WC: We have to be motivated to counter Trent Boult, says Virat
"We obviously will come up against some quality bowlers all around the world in this competition. Hence, the intensity at which this tournament operates at is very different. We have played against these individuals for a long time. It is not something out of the ordinary that's gonna come our way. It all depends on how we take the field mentally and how we counter that. If Trent says he wants to replicate what Shaheen did against us, then he is motivated to do so.
Virat an absolutely amazing talent, says Gavaskar
Following the dismissal of openers KL Rahul (3) and Rohit Sharma (0) early in Powerplays, the India skipper played with a "great sense of responsibility", scoring 57 off 49 deliveries to at least give his side a fighting total of 151/7. However, Pakistan, riding on a superb bowling performance from paceman Shaheen Afridi (3/31) and an unbeaten opening partnership of 152 runs between Mohammad Rizwan (79 not out) and Babar Azam (68 not out), scored a 10-wicket win over India.
T20 World Cup: We know exactly where the game went wrong, says Kohli
"As a team, we need to understand that what was the reality of the situation out there in the middle. That's where those 20-25 extra runs would have been good. But brilliant bowling in the first six, did not allow us to get those extra runs. We know exactly how the game went and where it went wrong. We have absolute clarity of it, which is a good thing to know about where you went wrong as a team," said Kohli in the post-match press conference on Sunday.
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