Melbourne, Australia eventually managed to break the deadlock in the second session with the wickets of the overnight duo of Cheteshwar Pujara and skipper Virat Kohli even as India were comfortably placed at 346/4 at tea on Day 2 of the third Test, here on Thursday. Vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane (30[Read More…]
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Kohli urges batsmen to support bowlers ahead of third Test
Melbourne, India skipper Virat Kohli on Tuesday urged his batsmen to step up and support the bowlers in their good job, ahead of the third Test beginning on Boxing Day here. Kohli struck a magnificient 123 in the second Test but could not stop Australia from winning by 146 runs[Read More…]
1st ODI: Bowlers could have applied bit better, says Kohli
Guwahati: After winning the first ODI against the West Indies here, Indian skipper Virat Kohli said bowlers could have performed better, especially in the last few overs. A brilliant century by Shimron Hetmyer (106) and some useful contributions from Devendra Bishoo and Kemar Roach towards the end helped West Indies[Read More…]
Kohli dedicates 3rd Test win to Kerala flood victims
India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday celebrated the 203-run thrashing of England in the third Test by dedicating the win to the flood victims in the southern state of Kerala. Coming back from a 0-2 deficit, India put up a clinical all-round performance at Trent Bridge to deflate England, who[Read More…]
India vs England: Kohli, Rahane fifties propel India to 189/3 at tea
Skipper Virat Kohli and his deputy Ajinkya Rahane struck fluent fifties to help India recover from the early jolts in the morning session, as the visitors reached 189/3 at tea on Day 1 of the third Test at Trent Bridge here on Saturday. At the break, Kohli (51) and Rahane[Read More…]
India vs England: England win the 1st Test by 31 runs
England win by 31 runs Back of the length from Stokes, comes in to Pandya, who edges it to Alastair Cook at first slip. Cook hold on to it and England get 1-0 up in the 5-match series. OUT! Rashid takes the first wicket of the match and what a time[Read More…]
Kohli should maintain balance between batting and captaincy: Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India skipper Saurav Ganguly on Saturday heaped praise on captain and ace batsman Virat Kohli for his heroics with the bat against teams like Australia and South Africa and said it is important for him to strike a balance between his captaincy and batting in the coming years as[Read More…]
Pujara as good as Kohli in Tests: Ganguly
Kolkata: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday India’s Test specialist batsman Cheteshwar Pujara is as good as captain Virat Kohli when it comes to the five-day format. “Pujara is from the old school of cricketers who will keep working hard and deliver. Look at his Test records, after 57 matches,[Read More…]
No Kohli, Dhoni, Bhuvi in T20I tri-series squad
Mumbai: Captain Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya have been rested as India on Sunday named their squad for the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 cricket tri-series slated to take place in Colombo from March 6. While opening batsmen Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan will assume roles[Read More…]
Kuldeep, Chahal could be the X-factor in 2019 World Cup: Kohli
Cape Town: Virat Kohli has openly expressed his fondness for wrist spinners on numerous occasions, and after gaining an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the six-match ODI series against South Africa, the India skipper feels the duo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Kuldeep Yadav will prove to be “massive X-factor” in the 2019[Read More…]
Virat Kohli loses cool during media interaction, hits out at scribe
Centurion: India captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday lost his cool while answering a journalist’s question during the media interaction after India’s 0-2 Test series loss in South Africa. India was thrashed by 135 runs on the final morning of the second Test at the SuperSport Park here on Wednesday. The tourists[Read More…]
Team India coach selection: Decision deferred; Ganguly says need to consult Kohli
The Board of Control for Cricket in India has postponed the announcement of new coach for Indian cricket team on Monday evening. The decision came after the Cricket Advisory Committee that included Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman, screened five candidates. “There is stil time for the series against[Read More…]
ICC Test rankings: Kohli slips one place
Dhoni a saviour, prevented me from getting dropped many times: Virat Kohli
Heaping praises on his predeccesor, Virat Kohli on Saturday said that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a saviour for him. Kohli also revealed that the talismanic former skipper prevented his ouster from the Indian team many a times. Kohli has played his entire international cricket under Dhoni’s captaincy since his ODI[Read More…]