Tag: Virat Kohli
Kohli posted Valentine’s Day message for Anushka
Kapil Dev compares Kohli with Don Bradman
India vs B’desh, Day 5: India beat Bangladesh by 208 runs
The magic of spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja outclassed Bangladesh to register a comprehensive victory by 208 runs in the one-off Test in Hyderabad. They combined to snuff out eight Bangladesh wickets, dismissing the visitors for 250 in their second innings and win the one-off Test by a comprehensive[Read More…]
India vs B’desh Day 3: After India dominate, Bangladesh fight back
Indian bowlers faced dogged resistance from Bangladesh middle-order led by captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who hit a defiant 81 to take his team to 322 for six at stumps on day three of the one-off Test in Hyderabad on Saturday. Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s attacking 82 also contributed to Bangladesh’s[Read More…]
Day 3: B’desh were 246/6 at tea against India
India vs B’desh, Day 2: Virat Kohli’s double ton leaves Bangladesh in tatters
Bangladesh are struggling at 41/1 at the end of second day’s play and still trail India by 646 runs. The visiting team’s openers gave team a steady start as Tamim Iqbal and Soumya Sarka put 38 for the first wicket. The first wicket came in the 12th over, when Umesh[Read More…]
India declare their first innings at 687/6
Kohli 1st to score 4 double tons in four consecutive Test series
Indian captain Virat Kohli continued his unbelievable record-breaking spree on Friday and surpassed the legendary Sir Donald Bradman and Rahul Dravid by becoming the first batsman to score double hundreds in four successive Test series. Kohli’s double tons came in the series against the West Indies, New Zealand, England and[Read More…]
India vs Bangladesh Test match: India in command at 356/3 after tons from Kohli, Vijay
India managed to reach a massive 356 for 3 at stumps on day one of the only Test against Bangladesh after centuries each from Murali Vijay and Virat Kohli. Vijay scored 108 and Kohli remained unbeaten on 111 at the end of the day. Ajinkya Rahane was unbeaten on 45[Read More…]
Hussey warns Australia against sledging Kohli
Full list: Virat Kohli, Sakshi Malik and Kailash Kher to receive Padma Shri
Cricketer Virat Kohli and wrestler Sakshi Malik along with Singer Kailash Kher may receive the Padma Shri award this year, as per a report in HT. Five sportspersons including captain Virat Kohli, Olympian Sakshi Malik, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, discus thrower Vikas Gowda and national hockey team captain PR Sreejesh along[Read More…]
Split captaincy won’t work for the Indian cricket team: Dhoni
Addressing the media for the first time since he stepped down as Indian captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he was always of the opinion that split captaincy does not work for the Indian team setting and that is the reason why he finally decided to give up the captaincy. “For[Read More…]
‘We aren’t getting engaged,’ says Virat on engagement rumors with Anushka
After much of the hype that cricketer Virat Kohli and his actress girlfriend Anushka Sharma are getting engaged in January next year, the former has rubbished all the reports saying, “We are not getting engaged,” on Twitter. “We are not getting engaged. If we were going to, we wouldn’t hide[Read More…]
Proud moment! Ravichandran Ashwin wins ICC Cricketer of the Year award
In yet another feather on his cap, Ravichandran Ashwin on Thursday was named the ICC Cricketer of the Year award after becoming the only Indian in ICC’s Test Team of the Year. Virat Kohli was named captain of the ICC ODI Team of the Year. Misbah-Ul-Haq won the ICC Spirit of Cricket[Read More…]
Celebrity Break-Ups of 2016 that is too hard to digest
The year 2016 was also the year of break ups and divorces for the celebrity couples all over the world. As the year passed on, we have heard many celebrity pairs including actor Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, Virat Kohli-Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar and Adhuna, Arbaaz Khan and Malaika Arora[Read More…]
India thrash England by an innings and 36 runs, clinch series 3-0
Ravichandran Ashwin completed his ten-wicket haul as India beat England by an innings and 36 runs in the fourth Test at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. On the fifth morning of the Mumbai Test, the hosts took no time to end England’s second innings with Ashwin wrapping up the visitor’s tail early.[Read More…]
India vs England: The English fall into a spin trap
India took firm control of the third Test against England in Mohali by reducing the visitors to 78 for the loss of four wickets. England is still 56 runs away from India lead of 134 in the first innings. Ravichandran Ashwin once again dominated with both bat and ball. Thanks[Read More…]
India vs England: Kohli, Pujara demoralise the opposition
Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara made centuries and shared a stand of 226 to put India on course for a big first-innings total against England on the first day of the second test on Thursday in Visakhapatnam. Kohli was unbeaten on 151 and Ravichandran Ashwin on 1 as India reached[Read More…]
Dhoni, Kohli and Rahane wear jerseys with their mothers’ name on it
Star India, sponsor of the Indian cricket team, has launched a TV campaign called ‘Nayi Soch’ for which they have signed cricketers MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane to portray the importance of mothers in life. The ad shows the three cricketers proudly wearing their mothers’ names on their[Read More…]
Kohli, Rahane tons put India in command on Day 2 against New Zealand
Indian captain Virat Kohli hammered a listless New Zealand attack with a superlative double hundred as the hosts piled up a mammoth 557 for five on the second day of the third cricket Test here. Kohli stroked his way to a career-best 211 and was brilliantly supported by Ajinkya Rahane,[Read More…]
Virat Kohli-led India look to wrap series at Eden, regain top spot
India will look to take the top spot in the ICC Test Championships rankings by beating New Zealand in their second test in Kolkata on Friday. India were the No.1 Test team for a short while during their tour of the West Indies but failed to rubber-stamp their position as[Read More…]
Spinners guide India to victory in 500th Test; beat NZ by 197 runs
India won their 500th Test in style on Monday when they overcame New Zealand’s resistance to win the series opener by 197 runs and go 1-0 up in the three-match series. New Zealand were always going to do well to manage anything more than delaying the Indian celebrations when they[Read More…]
PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik and Dipa Karmakar conferred with Khel Ratna awards
For the first time four athletes including PV Sindhu (Badminton), Sakshi Malik (Wrestling), Dipa Karmakar (Gymnatics) and Jitu Rai (Shooting) were conferred with—India’s highest sporting honour—Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award on Monday. In a star-studded ceremony, President Pranab Mukherjee gave medals, certificates and cash prize worth Rs. 7.5 lakh to[Read More…]