Virat Kohli
Is Indian cricket looking at split captaincy post England series?
Quoting a report, cricketaddictor.com said on Thursday that, "Team India skipper Virat Kohli might have his captaincy on the line when he leads the Indian team in the upcoming T20 World Cup. Kohli has come under the scanner multiple times of late, particularly regarding his failure to win an ICC event despite having a strong squad."
Shastri, Kohli won't be questioned over leaving team: BCCI
"Covid-19 is something that can happen to anyone. Besides, the United Kingdom government has removed restrictions and opened movement. So, people are allowed to move freely," said a top Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official to IANS. The trio will miss attending the fifth and final Test to be played at Old Trafford, Manchester from September 10-14.
Clever use of Jadeja one of the reasons for India's scintillating win: Hussain
India pulled off the fourth-Test win against the hosts on Monday evening -- only their second-ever at The Oval and first at the venue after 1971 -- to take an unassailable 2-1 lead in the five-match series. This is also only the second time in history -- after 1986 -- that India have won two Tests on one tour of England.
Fourth Test: India all out for 466, set a target of 368
When the day began, India were comfortably placed at 171 runs ahead with seven wickets in hand. However, three wickets in the first session with the lead extended to only 230 by lunch brought England back into the match. But then Thakur and Pant played themselves in and frustrated the England bowlers who found nothing from the pitch and as the new ball softened, legs started to get tired.
Virat Kohli becomes 1st Indian to reach 150mn followers on Instagram
In the overall list, Kohli is the fourth sporting celebrity to reach the 150 million mark on the photo-blogging platform. Ronaldo tops the chart with 337 million followers, while Lionel Messi -- 260 million and Brazil's Neymar stand second and third in the list with 260 million, 160 million followers respectively.
Kohli addressed an area of concern and tried to overcome it
"It's the sign of a champion cricketer that they're always looking at their game, and trying to improve -- even in a series where the matches come and go at such a rate. So, when Virat Kohli came out to bat on Thursday, it was noticeable how much thought he'd put into the difficulties he's been facing in that channel outside off stump.
Virat Kohli fastest to 23,000 runs in international cricket
Kohli, who was on 22,999 at the start of his innings on Thursday, cracked a four of James Anderson's bowling to go past 23,000 runs in international cricket in just his 490th innings. This is 32 innings less than what former India batsman Sachin Tendulkar to get to the milestone. The Mumbai maestro took 522 innings to get to the mark.
My body shook: Kohli on listening to Shastri for first time
"I remember in 2014 he gave us a pep talk for the first time. We were a bit down as a team and things were not happening well and he was brought in, he was brought in for the second time to set things right. In his first speech he gave, the first word he said was 'boys'. And I clearly remember, I was sitting down and my body shook because I had never heard someone speak so clearly," Kohli said.
England fret on rotation as Kohli-Anderson rivalry may get a break
The quick turnaround in the last three Test matches to be played within three weeks is forcing both England and India to rotate bowlers. While India has already made it clear, the English team could also go that way. England head coach Chris Silverwood points to the media the workload on his two new-ball bowlers, Anderson and Ollie Robinson.
He is not sure whether to play or leave: Hussain on Kohli's struggles
Kohli has scored 124 runs in just five innings at an average of 24.80. His highest score of the ongoing Test series was 55 in the second innings of the Headingley Test, which India lost by an innings and 76 runs. It has been 51 innings without a three-figure score for Kohli in international cricket since November 2019.
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