Virat Kohli Articles - Page 16

Legendary Kapil Dev is known for calling a spade a spade and has never shied from speaking his mind regardless of being criticized for his blunt views. The former India captain again sparked a massive controversy by making ‘derogatory’ comments against current national players. Kapil Dev’s controversial remarks against India’s top cricketers, including skipper Rohit […]

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is among the most prolific scorers in world cricket right now and is widely regarded as the best all-format player on the planet at the moment. This week, Babar Azam joined former India captain Virat Kohli in an exclusive list of batters who have scored 1,000 Test runs in a calendar […]

India wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant was among the top trends on Twitter on Saturday after he saved Virat Kohli from making a glaring error against Bangladesh on the fourth day of the opening Test in Chattogram. Needing 513 to win, Bangladesh openers Najmul Hossain Shanto and Zakir Hasan gave the hosts a solid start by adding […]

India talisman Virat Kohli may have scored two centuries in international cricket this year but questions regarding his form remain. On Wednesday, he was bamboozled by a delivery from Bangladesh spinner Taijul Islam, losing his wicket for 1 in the first Test of the two-match series in Chattogram. Virat Kohli may have resurrected his numbers […]

Amid the ongoing saga between the Indian and Pakistan cricket boards over Team India’s participation in next year’s Asia Cup, the talismanic Virat Kohli has received a stunning request from fans in the neighboring country. The Board of Control for Cricket in India is yet to confirm the Rohit Sharma-led side’s participation in the 2023 […]

Stand-in captain KL Rahul was irked by a reporter’s question on Virat Kohli ahead of India’s first Test against Bangladesh, which begins in Chattogram on Wednesday. Though Virat Kohli has already scored two centuries in international cricket this year and has shown glimpses of his old dominant self, questions regarding his form remain. In September, […]

India talisman Virat Kohli ended an over 1200-day wait for a hundred in One-Day Internationals when he brought up his 44th century in the 50-over format in the side’s comprehensive victory against Bangladesh in the third ODI in Chattogram on Saturday. The ton made him the second-highest century-maker in international cricket with the legendary Sachin […]

India batting icon Virat Kohli sparked a massive controversy with his Twitter post for Cristiano Ronaldo on Monday. As he declared CR7 as the greatest of all time (GOAT), the Portugal skipper’s arch-rival Lionel Messi’s fans immediately hit back at Virat Kohli for ignoring the Argentina talisman at a time when his side was in […]

India cricket maestro Virat Kohli is a self-confessed Cristiano Ronaldo fan and has often declared him as the greatest footballer of all time ahead of his eternal rival Lionel Messi. The Team India superstar, once again, called him the Greatest of All Time (GOAT) in a viral Twitter post after Cristiano Ronaldo left the ongoing […]

India talisman Virat Kohli finally ended his nearly three-and-a-half-year-long century drought with his 44th ODI hundred against Bangladesh in the third ODI on Saturday. After he brought up his 72nd hundred, going past Australian great Ricky Ponting to become the second leading centurion on the international stage, Virat Kohli could be seen saying a couple […]

India opener Ishan Kishan made history against Bangladesh in the third ODI on Saturday as he smashed the quickest double century in One-Day Internationals. Ishan Kishan cruised to a record-breaking double hundred at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram in only 126 deliveries, going past West Indies great Chris Gayle who accomplished the same […]

Former India allrounder Madan Lal has blasted the national team’s top stars, including skipper Rohit Sharma, talismanic Virat Kohli, and vice-captain KL Rahul following a spate of poor performances in recent years. Madan Lal was particularly concerned about the lack of centuries from the bat of the three batters as in the last three years, […]

Veteran batter Dinesh Karthik has labeled Shreyas Iyer as the next Virat Kohli of the Indian cricket team. Dinesh Karthik’s comments came after Shreyas Iyer produced a marvelous knock of 82 runs in the second ODI against Bangladesh in Dhaka on Wednesday. Shreyas Iyer has been one of the key players for Team India in […]

The legendary Yuvraj Singh has been bashed online after calling Rohit Sharma the “perfect” Team India captain. Fans of former India skippers Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni have even labeled him as their hater following his social media post in support of current captain Rohit Sharma. The whole episode began after sports outlet Sportskeeda […]

India batting icon Virat Kohli’s latest Twitter post sent the internet into a frenzy on Saturday and even led to his retirement rumors on the influential messaging app. Virat Kohli, who is at present resting at home alongside other senior players like skipper Rohit Sharma, vice-captain KL Rahul, spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, and pacer Mohammed Shami […]

India’s regular all-format skipper Rohit Sharma is being trolled online after he posted pictures of himself working out in a gym ahead of the side’s tour to Bangladesh in December. While a section of Team India supporters praised Rohit Sharma for putting in long hours in the gym, others mocked him. His trolling came after […]

India talisman Virat Kohli is being mocked on social media following his viral post on the legendary MS Dhoni. Earlier this week, Virat Kohli put up a post on Instagram about how MS Dhoni is “everywhere”. Virat Kohli shared a photo of a water bottle that had MS Dhoni’s picture used for promotional purposes before […]

Former Pakistan captain Salman Butt has blasted the BCCI for sacking Virat Kohli as India’s captain earlier this year following the Men in Blue’s disappointing T20 World Cup campaign. Two weeks ago, Team India was bulldozed by England in the T20 World Cup semifinals, handing them a stunning 10-wicket defeat in Adelaide before going on […]

India batting icon Virat Kohli and former captain MS Dhoni share a great bond. Virat Kohli in particular has been quite vocal about his admiration, love, and respect for the two-time World Cup-winning skipper. Earlier this year, when Virat Kohli was going through a rough patch with the bat, he disclosed that MS Dhoni was […]

A new-look Team India under the leadership of Hardik Pandya defeated New Zealand in the second T20I at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui on Sunday. India’s 65-run triumph came on the back of Suryakumar Yadav’s blistering unbeaten 111 off 51 balls after the world’s top-ranked batter went on to score his second hundred in […]

Social media was flooded with memes after Team India superstar Suryakumar Yadav smashed an unbeaten 111 off 51 balls in the second T20I against New Zealand on Sunday. Suryakumar Yadav’s knock not only powered Hardik Pandya and company to secure a 65-run win but also gave them a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against […]

India star Suryakumar Yadav is in red hot form of late. On Sunday, the world’s No.1 T20I batter smashed his second century in the shortest format of the game as he blazed through to an unbeaten 111 off 51 deliveries in the second T20I against New Zealand in Mount Maunganui. Moments after Suryakumar Yadav’s whirlwind […]

A disgusting discussion on social media over India captain Rohit Sharma and talismanic batter Virat Kohli’s marriages with Ritika Sajdeh and Anushka Sharma respectively has riled cricket lovers. The main topic of the Twitter exchange was their “inter-caste weddings” with their respective partners. The crude interaction began when a cricket follower said that “Inter caste […]

England crushed India in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup in Adelaide on Thursday, ending the Men in Blue’s dream of winning their second-ever title in the ICC event. India’s only T20 World Cup triumph came back in 2007 during the competition’s maiden edition in South Africa. However, it wasn’t their defeat that […]

Hero of India’s 2007 and 2011 World Cup triumphs, Gautam Gambhir is facing flak for his comments about the national team’s batters following the Rohit Sharma-led side’s victory over Zimbabwe in their T20 World Cup game in Melbourne on Sunday. After India made it through to the semifinals of the competition with the help of […]

Team India opener KL Rahul was severely criticized on social media on Saturday after he posted a birthday message for his girlfriend Athiya Shetty. In his wish for Athiya Shetty which he shared on Twitter, KL Rahul wrote, “Happy birthday, everything gets better from you.” However, fans were quick to point out that while he […]

1983 World Cup winner and current chief of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Roger Binny, has hit back at Shahid Afridi who accused the ICC of conspiring to ensure Team India’s qualification through to the semifinals of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia following Virat Kohli’s “fake fielding” row. Slamming […]

India batting great Virat Kohli turned 34 on Saturday. The birthday boy has been in sparkling form in the ongoing T20 World Cup, giving nightmares to captains of opposition teams. Zimbabwe skipper Craig Ervine, whose side will face the Indian cricket team in an important Group 2 clash in Melbourne on Sunday, floored everyone with […]

Controversial former Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has sensationally accused cricket’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), of conspiring to arrange India’s entry into the semifinals of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. Shahid Afridi’s wild conspiracy charge came after India batting icon Virat Kohli was accused of “fake fielding” by the Bangladesh team […]

Former India opener Aakash Chopra has given a new twist to Virat Kohli’s “fake fielding” saga after he backed Bangladesh’s claim that the talismanic batter “cheated” on the field. “Yes, that was 100 percent fake fielding because of the way Kohli attempted to throw the ball. If the umpires had seen him do that, we […]

Noted cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle became one of the major trends on Twitter on Thursday. This happened after the 61-year-old pundit was drawn into Virat Kohli’s “cheating row” following Bangladesh cricketer Nurul Hasan’s accusations against the talismanic India batter. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter alleged that Team India’s maestro cheated in his team’s five-run loss to […]

Premier India batter Virat Kohli is facing flak on social media after Bangladesh cricketer Nurul Hasan accused him of “cheating” in his team’s five-run loss to the Men in Blue in Adelaide on Wednesday. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter alleged that Virat Kohli was involved in an act of “fake fielding” during the Bangladesh run chase […]

On Thursday, Virat Kohli found himself on top of the trending charts on Twitter following Bangladesh cricketer Nurul Hasan’s accusations against him. The Bangladesh wicketkeeper batter alleged that Team India’s talisman cheated in his team’s five-run loss to the Men in Blue in Adelaide in the crucial Group 2 game of the T20 World Cup […]

Team India supporters have lashed out at Bangladesh following claims of cheating levied on Virat Kohli by their wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan. The Bangladesh cricketer accused the maestro Virat Kohli of “fake fielding” after his team lost to the Rohit Sharma-led team in a crucial Group 2 fixture at the Adelaide Oval in the T20 World […]

Netizens are having fun at India opener KL Rahul’s expense despite his return to form against Bangladesh in a Group 2 fixture at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday. Though KL Rahul played a blistering knock of 50 off 32 deliveries, social media users still posted jokes and memes – while some praised him for his […]

India vice-captain stormed back to form on Wednesday as he made a blistering fifty against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval in a must-win game for Rohit Sharma and company in the T20 World Cup. Despite his heroics with the bat, KL Rahul was still trolled on social media with several netizens posting Athiya Shetty memes […]

India captain Rohit Sharma had a disappointing outing with the bat against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval in the ongoing T20 World Cup on Wednesday. Since arriving in Australia, Rohit Sharma hasn’t looked his usual self and has failed to fire in three of the four matches the Men in Blue have played so far […]

India opener KL Rahul finally came out of his batting slump, scoring a scintillating 50 off 32 balls against Bangladesh in India’s crucial Group 2 fixture in Adelaide on Wednesday. Before his explosive knock against Shakib Al Hasan’s side, KL Rahul had registered scores of 4, 9, and 9 in the previous three matches of […]

Twitterati hailed Virat Kohli after the talismanic Indian batter scripted history on Wednesday. With his match-winning knock of 64* of 44 balls against Bangladesh at the Adelaide Oval, Virat Kohli surpassed Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardena to become the highest scorer in T20 World Cups. While Mahela Jayawardena retired with a total of 1,016 runs in […]