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Watch: Virat Kohli’s gets a call from family after his heroics against Punjab Kings

Virat Kohli on Monday after at the post-match presentation looked visibly emotional. His answers were as crisp as his cover drives that he played during his match-winning 49-ball 77, which helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) beat Punjab Kings by 4 wickets in front of a packed Chinnaswamy crowd. Talking to family after the match After the match, Kohli can be seen having a video call with his family. In the video going viral on the social media, Kohli can be seen blowing kisses to his family. Virat Kohli on video call with his family. Look at his cute expressions 🫶🏼😭#ViratKohli𓃵 #RCBvsPBKS pic.twitter.com/PEdIpdWwQR — Satyam (@iamsatypandey) March 25, 2024 On February 15, Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma became parents to a baby boy. The child who is named Akaay. “With abundant happi...
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I know my name is attached to promoting game in different parts of the world: Virat Kohli

RCB’s Virat Kohli also didn’t forget to mention that whether it is cricket in the Olympic programme or T20 World Cup in the USA, he is ‘The Face’. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K Virat Kohli didn't say it in as many words but sent out a loud message to all who would care to listen -- he is not done with T20 cricket when the establishment still considers him to be the most marketable name to promote the game globally. Kohli, who took a two-month paternity break, scored a match-winning 77 off 49 balls with 11 fours and two sixes and also didn't forget to mention that whether it is cricket in the Olympic programme or T20 World Cup in the USA, he is 'The Face'. "I know my name is now attached to just promoting the game in different parts of the world when it comes to T20 cricket. I've still...
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Virat Kohli withdraws from first two Tests against England due to personal reasons

Virat Kohli will miss the first two Tests against England citing personal reasons and the replacement will be announced soon, the BCCI has announced on Monday. “Virat Kohli has requested the BCCI to be withdrawn from the first two Tests of the upcoming Test series against England, citing personal reasons,” BCCI said in a statement. In the release, BCCI has said that the former India captain has spoken to the captain, team management and selectors. “Virat has spoken to Captain Rohit Sharma, the team management and the selectors and has emphasized that while representing the country has always been his top priority, certain personal situations demand his presence and undivided attention,” read the statement. “The BCCI respects his decision and the Board and team management has extende...
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Virat Kohli scores 50th ODI century, breaks Sachin Tendulkar’s record

India’s Virat Kohli in action during ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 Semi Final between India and New Zealand at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Novemeber 15, 2023 | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI Virat Kohli scored his 50th century in ODIs during the the ICC World Cup semifinal against New Zealand at the Wankhede stadium, in the process surpassing Sachin Tendulkar’s world record of 49 tons.ALSO READ | IND vs NZ Live Score UpdatesKohli reached the century mark in 106 balls. Tendulkar applauded Kohli from the stands as the latter crossed 100.𝙈𝙊𝙉𝙐𝙈𝙀𝙉𝙏𝘼𝙇! 🫡🫡Virat Kohli surpasses the legendary Sachin Tendulkar and now has the most centuries in Men's ODIs 👏👏#TeamIndia | #CWC23 | #MenInBlue | #INDvNZ | @imVkohlipic.twitter.com/230u7JAxcJ— BCCI (@BCCI) November 15, 2023Kohli took just 279 innings to ...
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‘Top of the ladder’: Wasim Akram, Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq shower praise on Virat Kohli

Former Pakistan captains Wasim Akram, Misbah-ul-Haq and Shoaib Malik heaped praise on Virat Kohli, who on Sunday scored his 49th ODI hundred and equaled Sachin Tendulkar’s record and powered his side to 326-5 in 50 overs at Eden Gardens. The day got even better for India. Facing the best bowling attack in the tournament, South Africa crashed to 83 all out in just 27.1 overs, its second-lowest total in ODIs. “Congratulations to Virat Kohli. He has proved once again that he is indeed the modern day great. He is on top of that ladder. The wicket at Eden was not easy to bat on,” Wasim Akram said on A Sports. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, like the top scorer and the highest wicket-taker of the curre...
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‘Why did I eat Chole Bhature?’ When Virat Kohli was stuck with guilt, and worked-out harder

Rajkumar Sharma remembers calling Virat Kohli exactly a year ago. “Tune poore desh ki diwali bana di. You’ve given the best Diwali gift to India,” he’d tell him. A year later, he may have had a similar conversation as Virat Kohli led another successful Indian run chase at another World Cup. It’s been a habit the two have continued since Kohli’s formative years in cricket. “No matter what, I don’t miss a single ball when he is batting. We talk about his innings, his shots, which ones he played well,” Sharma tells The Indian Express. Follow all the action from the Cricket World Cup 2023 on our special World Cup section. You can also find the latest stats, upcoming World Cup fixtures and the points table on the site. A year ago in Melbourne, the twin sixes off Haris Rauf’s 19th over were ...
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Virat Kohli is perfect for No. 4 spot: AB de Villiers

While Virat Kohli prefers to bat one down, he has a decent record coming in at No. 4. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Virat Kohli would be the perfect answer for India's No.4 conundrum at the World Cup as he can put the innings together and play any kind of role in the middle order, feels South Africa great AB de Villiers.India has struggled to find a suitable No.4 ever since Yuvraj Singh retired from cricket. With the 50-over World Cup less than two months away, there has been a lot of discussion around who will bat at the spot."We're still talking about who will be the No. 4 batter for India. I've heard some rumours about Virat possibly taking up that position. I would be a big supporter of that," de Villiers said on his Youtube channel."I think Virat is perfect for No. 4. He c...
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Watch: Virat Kohli wears a bracelet gifted by a young fan

Virat Kohli made the day of a young fan on the sidelines of India vs West Indies second ODI in Barbados, who made a hand-made bracelet for the for the former India captain. In a video posted by the BCCI, Kohli can the girl can be heard saying, “I have made a gift for you.” Kohli replied, “Oh really!” Fan gestures like these 🤗 Autographs and selfies ft. #TeamIndia Captain @ImRo45, @imVkohli & @surya_14kumar ✍️ Cricket fans here in Barbados also gifted a bracelet made for Virat Kohli 👌👌#WIvIND pic.twitter.com/Qi551VYfs4 — BCCI (@BCCI) July 30, 2023 Then the young kid handed over the bracelet to Kohli, who without wasting any time wore it in front pf of the girls family. Virat Kohli’s gesture made the girl’s father emotional. Rohit Sharma takes a selfie with the fans. (Screengrab...
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After hitting 29th Test ton, Kohli says he’s ‘charged up’ when faced with challenges

India’s Virat Kohli raises his bat as he celebrates his century on Day 2 of the 2nd Test match against West Indies, at Queen’s Park Oval, in Port of Spain on Friday. | Photo Credit: ANI Star Indian batter Virat Kohli feels "charged up" when faced with an adverse situation and said it was extremely "satisfying" to get his 29th Test hundred during the ongoing second match against West Indies as he had to "do the hard yards".The 34-year-old Kohli on Friday equalled Sir Don Bradman's record of 29 Test centuries in India's commendable first innings score of 438, hitting a polished 121 in 206 balls.The hundred ended his five-year-long drought for an international Test century outside India. He scored his last ton in 2018."I really enjoyed myself out there. I was in the rhythm, I wanted to b...
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Watch: Virat Kohli celebrates after hitting his first boundary on Day 3

It took Virat Kohli 81 balls to hit his first boundary and celebrated it in style by punching in the air with a jubilation and relief. Kohli was kept quiet by the West Indies bowlers and the former Indian captain got no easy pickings throughout his stay at the crease on Day 3 of the first Test match. By stumps, he’d used up 96 balls to make 36 without any trouble. Calling it a night! That celebration by @imVkohli after hitting his first boundary on the 81st ball. ..#INDvWIonFanCode #WIvIND pic.twitter.com/4SjNLZCMhx — FanCode (@FanCode) July 13, 2023 The first boundary of Kohli’s innings finally came in the 109th over, when he played a trademark cover drive off Jomel Warrican. The shot also helped India cross the 300-run mark. Kohli’s celebration left commentators in splits. “Gets i...
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‘Look for excuses or…’: Virat Kohli’s message before India’s tour to West Indies

Ahead of India’s tour to West Indies, India cricketer Virat Kohli took to Instagram and gave a sneak peek to his fans about how he is preparing for the next assignment. Documenting one of his recent workout sessions, Kohli wrote a rather interesting caption: “Look for excuses or look to get better.” This is also his first post after India’s defeat at the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) final.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Virat Kohli (@virat.kohli) Kohli is one of the most popular athletes on social media, with over 200 million followers on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. He uses his social media platforms to connect with fans, share his thoughts on cricket. Kohli’s social media posts are often personal and candid, giving fans a glimpse into his life o...
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Breaking Tendulkar’s record will be an emotional moment for me: Kohli

Former India captain Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Former India captain Virat Kohli has admitted that breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries would indeed be an "emotional moment" for him. When Tendulkar ended his career with 49 ODI hundreds, including the final one which was also his 100th international ton, not many thought that anyone would get even close to the 'Little Master'. However the 34-year-old Kohli now has 46 hundreds from 274 ODI games and will require three more to emulate his childhood idol and one-time teammate. Kohli, when asked about his thoughts on reaching that milestone, he quickly says, "it will be a very emotional moment for me". The conversation also included Kohli talking about his childhood memories of playing...
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Virat Kohli, RCB players fined for slow over-rate during IPL clash against Rajasthan Royals

Kohli was fined ₹24 lakh as it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct. File | Photo Credit: PTI Royal Challengers Bangalore, who had named Virat Kohli as their captain for their game against Rajasthan Royals, was on Monday fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their IPL clash on Sunday.As it was his team’s second offence of the season under the IPL’s Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Kohli was fined ₹24 lakh and each member of the playing XI, including the impact substitute, was fined ₹6 lakh or 25% of the match fee, whichever is lesser, the IPL stated in a release. RCB defeated the Royals by seven runs.Earlier this season, Kohli was fined 10% of his match fees as he 'admitted to the Level 1 offence under Arti...
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IPL 2023: Virat Kohli fined for breaching IPL Code of Conduct

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli has been fined 10 per cent of his match for breaching the IPL code of conduct during their eight-run loss against Chennai Super Kings at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Tuesday. “Mr. Kohli admitted to the Level 1 offence under Article 2.2 of the IPL Code of Conduct,” read the statement. “For Level 1 breaches of the Code of Conduct, the Match Referee’s decision is final and binding.” In a high-scoring game, including a record-equalling 33 sixes, CSK beat RCB by eight runs in the IPL on Monday. The previous record of 33 sixes in an IPL game was also when these sides met at the same ground in 2018. Chennai was third on the table, and Bangalore stayed at seventh. !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){...
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I would have become an egoistic maniac’: Virat Kohli speaks about his battles with mental health

Former India and Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli, in a candid conversation with Robin Uthappa, spoke about the challenges he faced during his battle with mental health issues and how his wife Anushka Sharma helped him to deal with the same. Acknowledging the role of his wife, Kohli said,” I always say Anushka’s name, because she has seen the challenges of being in this position. She knows it. She has been there for so many years. She still understands that what it takes to handle the pressure of a public figure.” So her conversations with me have always been priceless, because she tells me the truth,” said Kohli on Jio Cinemas. “How she spoke to me during that whole phase is something that kept me in check. Had I been left to myself to figure out, I would have become an ...
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‘I was desperate to get to the three-figure mark’: Virat Kohli on ending his century drought in Test cricket

Virat Kohli admitted that he was desperate to score a century and it had made his life a little complicated. Virat Kohli reached triple figures for the first time in 41 innings and a more than three years wait. Kohli scored 186 runs, his 28th Test hundred in the fourth and final Test match of the Border-Gavaskar series. “If I will have to be brutally honest, it does become a little complicated and difficult because the moment you step out of the hotel room, right from the guy outside the room to the guy in the lift to the bus drivers, everyone was saying ‘we want a hundred.’ So it does play on your mind all the time,” Virat Kohli told Rahul Dravid in an interview on BCCI.TV. “But that’s the beauty of playing cricket for so long as well, to have these complications and to overcome these...
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I was always MS Dhoni’s right-hand man: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli said it was never an “awkward moment” between him and MS Dhoni when he took over the captaincy. “With me and MS there was never a question of any awkwardness in that whole period. The reality of the situation is MS choose me,” Kohli said on the RCB Podcast Season 2. Kohli shared the dressing room with Dhoni for 11 years during their stint with Team India between 2008 and 2019. Kohli also explained how MS Dhoni groomed him over the period of time to take over the captaincy of the Indian cricket team. “He kind of took me under his wings, and since 2012 he kind of groomed me as a guy who is going to take over the captaincy from him. I was his vice-captain. I was always having conversations with him about what we can do in the field. I was always his right-hand man. I was a...