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India captain Rohit Sharma has taken a dig at all those “experts”, including the legendary Kapil Dev, who have raised questions over Virat Kohli’s spot in the national T20 team. Virat Kohli failed to find his lost touch in the just-concluded T20I series against England as he could only register scores of 1 and 11 […]

A video of India all-rounder Hardik Pandya abusing star batter and former skipper Virat Kohli is going viral on Twitter. While the viral clip doesn’t directly show the Gujarat-born cricketer abusing Virat Kohli, the audio indicated that he was furious at a fielder who was fielding in the deep. The incident happened during the second […]

Virat Kohli’s childhood coach Rajkumar Sharma has lashed out at Kapil Dev after the 1983 World Cup-winning skipper called for his ward’s exclusion from India’s T20 team. Rajkumar Sharma coached Virat Kohli during his formative years in the West Delhi area of the national capital. According to Rajkumar Sharma, the legendary captain’s remarks were unnecessary, […]

Former India pacer Karsan Ghavri has lashed out at Virat Kohli for taking a break from the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies, especially at a time when his struggle for runs has no signs of ending. On Saturday, Virat Kohli returned to India’s T20 setup but failed to alter his fortunes despite […]

For months, several former Indian cricketers were demanding Rishabh Pant be tried as an opener in T20Is, and on Saturday, captain Rohit Sharma fulfilled their long-pending wish. The explosive wicketkeeper batter finally made his debut as an opener in the shortest version of the sport in the second match of the three-match T20Is series against […]

The chorus for Virat Kohli’s ouster from India’s T20 side is growing with each passing day. First, it was Wasim Jaffer and Karsan Ghavri, and then it was the legendary Kapil Dev, who raised questions about continuing with Virat Kohli in the T20Is despite the Delhi-born cricketer being woefully out of form. On Saturday, another […]

Supporters of two Indian cricket legends – Virat Kohli and Kapil Dev took pot shots at each other after the 1983 World Cup-winning captain called for the Delhi-born cricketer’s sacking from the national team. The war of words between the fans of Virat Kohli and Kapil Dev escalated further after the 33-year-old cricketer failed once […]

There’s something seriously wrong with Virat Kohli’s batting at the moment. After all, imagining a player who used to make centuries for fun, struggling to even reach double digits in international cricket would have been difficult for anyone a year ago. On Saturday, Virat Kohli went on to disappoint his legion of supporters yet again […]

Virat Kohli made a return to India’s T20I side on Saturday but failed to make any kind of impact with the bat. The former India captain fell for 1 with England fast bowler Richard Gleeson delivering a double-wicket maiden in the seventh over of the Indian essay in the second T20I in Birmingham. Gleeson’s other […]

Earlier this week the BCCI announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. However, several former cricketers, including Aakash Chopra, were shocked to see India opener Shikhar Dhawan appointed as captain to lead the team in the Caribbean with regular skipper Rohit Sharma rested. Apart from Rohit Sharma, out-of-form […]

Widely regarded as one of the greatest exponents of swing bowling in limited-overs cricket, especially in T20s, Bhuvneshwar Kumar is earning rave reviews for his superb performances of late. Last month, the Uttar Pradesh cricketer was the stand-out performer for India in the five T20I games against South Africa at home, capturing the Player of […]

Virat Kohli may have done great service to the nation, having made more than 23,000 runs in international cricket. But calls for his exclusion from India’s T20 side have been growing louder by the day with the legendary captain Kapil Dev latest to join the chorus for his ouster from Team India in the shortest […]

Team India put up a splendid all-round display in the first T20I of the three-match series against England, beating the Three Lions by 50 runs at the Rose Bowl in Southampton. The Indian team led by the talismanic Rohit Sharma produced a scintillating show by the bat, putting up a huge total of 198/8 on […]

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) decision to rest senior players, including regular captain Rohit Sharma, out-of-form star batter Virat Kohli, pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah, wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant and flamboyant all-rounder Hardik Pandya from the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. Aakash […]

Virat Kohli’s long-running drought with the bat continues to evoke strong criticism from several quarters. The former India captain has been slammed right, left, and center by a battery of former cricketers who believe that Virat Kohli’s run of mediocre form has now become a liability for the team and he can’t carry on like […]

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has called for the exclusion of star batter Virat Kohli from the national team’s T20I setup after Virat Kohli failed to end his long drought for runs during the just-concluded Test match against England at Edgbaston. Virat Kohli’s struggles with the bat have shown no signs of ending, with the […]

Virat Kohli’s string of low scores with the bat has led to the former India captain’s severe criticism from several quarters. While some have suggested he take a sabbatical from the sport, others have pointed out flaws in his batting technique. However, there are few, including former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif who have come out […]

Star India batter Virat Kohli looked good in the rescheduled fifth Test match against England at Edgbaston but failed to convert his starts in both the innings. The former India captain managed to score a total of 31 runs in his two essays in Birmingham, as his long lean patch with the bat continued. While […]

Former England captain Michael Vaughan has advised out-of-form star India batter Virat Kohli to take a sabbatical from cricket to rejuvenate his career. Michael Vaughan’s comments came amid Virat Kohli’s failure to find his lost touch in the recently concluded rescheduled fifth Test against England which India lost by seven wickets at Edgbaston. Virat Kohli, […]

Virat Kohli is now just a few months shy of completing thousand days without a century in any format of the game. The former India skipper couldn’t find his lost touch in the recently-concluded fifth and final Test against England in Birmingham as well, having made a combined 31 runs across the two innings at […]

Legendary India captain Mahendra Singh (MS) Dhoni celebrated his 41st birthday on Thursday. While several current and former cricketers wished ‘Mahi’ on his birthday, three posts stood for their admiration for the now-retired batting stalwart. If Hardik Pandya called MS Dhoni “darling”, Virat Kohli declared him as his “elder brother”. On the other hand, ex-India […]

Virat Kohli failed to find his lost touch in the recently concluded fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston. Across the two innings, the star India batter managed to score 31 runs after he was dismissed for 11 and 20 in India’s first and second essay respectively. While Virat Kohli played on a Matthew […]

India skipper Rohit Sharma has fully recovered from COVID-19 and interacted with the press in Southampton on Wednesday. While he stated that it was hard to watch Team India lose the fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston, he was now focusing on the limited-overs leg of the tour. India are set to face […]

Rishabh Pant continued his fine run in red-ball cricket with scores of 146 and 57 in the just-concluded fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston. His splendid twin knocks in the longest format of the game came amid his struggles in ODIs and T20Is where his numbers are poor, to say the least. While […]

England legend Geoffrey Boycott has shared his thoughts on Virat Kohli’s eternal-looking struggles with the bat. The former England opener reckons the star India batter is having problems because he is forcing his way to make runs. Instead, Virat Kohli should focus on spending as much time as possible on the crease as that would […]

Rishabh Pant may have cracked the Test code but was yet to sparkle in limited-overs cricket with his ODI and T20I averages reading 32.50 and 23.15 respectively. Surprisingly, Rishabh Pant has only scored 715 runs in the 50-over format while in the T20Is he has 741 runs to his name. Rishabh Pant was yet to […]

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named a 16-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against the West Indies. However, what came as a shock to a section of Indian supporters was that both regular captain Rohit Sharma and former skipper Virat Kohli were rested from the 50-over games against the […]

Virat Kohli may have failed to end his disastrous run with the bat in the just concluded rescheduled fifth and the final Test of the series against England in Birmingham, but he was as passionate as ever in the game. But often Virat Kohli goes overboard with his emotions on the field, something which was […]

India may have lost the rescheduled fifth and final Test against England at Edgbaston by seven wickets, Rishabh Pant was the one Indian star who put up a spectacular show throughout the match. It won’t be an exaggeration to say that Rishabh Pant was outstanding both with the bat and the gloves in Birmingham. In […]

India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant made history in the just-concluded fifth and final Test against England in Birmingham which his team lost by seven wickets on Tuesday. While India failed to win their first series in England in 15 years as the hosts went on to claim a spectacular victory, thanks to unbeaten centuries from Joe […]

India lost the fifth and final Test against England by seven wickets as the home team completed a record run chase of 378 runs with relative ease. While the talismanic Joe Root and swashbuckling Jonny Bairstow’s hundreds in the fourth innings of the match contributed heavily to India’s defeat, captain Jasprit Bumrah blamed his side’s […]

Former cricketers slammed the Jasprit Bumrah-led Team India after the visitors suffered a humiliating loss to England in the fifth and final Test at Edgbaston on Tuesday. India’s seven-wicket defeat to the hosts came after England batters Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root slammed centuries to complete a record chase of 378 runs in the fourth […]

Ex-England skipper Kevin Pietersen was left unimpressed by stand-in India captain Jasprit Bumrah’s captaincy on Day 4 of the fifth and the final Test match of the series between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Monday. After India set a stiff target of 378 to level the series for England, the hosts took […]

Cheteshwar Pujara scored a half-century in the second innings of the fifth and final Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. With his patient knock of 66 against the hosts, Cheteshwar Pujara became the first Indian opener to hit a Test fifty on the famous ground in 36 years. Before Cheteshwar Pujara only […]

In Test cricket, Rishabh Pant is a blockbuster entertainer, something he once again proved right on Day 1 of the ongoing Test between England and India at Edgbaston in Birmingham. With India on the ropes at 98/5 in the opening innings of the match, Rishabh Pant came to their rescue with his scintillating knock of […]

Virat Kohli may be struggling for runs, but the former India captain continues to stay in the limelight for various reasons. On Sunday, Virat Kohli had an ugly altercation with England batter Jonny Bairstow, which angered many English celebrities, including noted Broadcaster Piers Morgan. However, it is Virat Kohli’s form or the lack of it, […]

England fan group Barmy Army doesn’t share the best of relationships with star India batter Virat Kohli. Both are known for taking swipes at each other whenever the Indians are taking on England on the field. Their bitter relationship continued unabated on Sunday as Barmy Army mocked Virat Kohli with ‘Cheerio’ chants as the former […]

Amid Rishabh Pant’s stunning knock, Ravindra Jadeja‘s perfect Test innings, and Indian pace bowlers standing tall against England batters, it was Jonny Bairstow’s confrontation with star India batter Virat Kohli that drew the attention of the cricket world in the ongoing fifth and final Test between the two sides at Edgbaston in Birmingham. The video […]

Legendary Virender Sehwag is facing the ire of fans on Twitter after he was seen making an offensive remark on India batter Virat Kohli on Day 3 of the fifth and final Test between England and India on Sunday. Virender Sehwag made the comment in his capacity as a commentator for the match broadcaster and […]