Tag: Virat Kohli

Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli became on Thursday the first batsman to score 6,000 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Royal Challengers Bangalore Skipper Virat Kohli has been reprimanded after hitting a plastic chair with his bat following his dismissal during an Indian Premier League (IPL) match.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam ended India counterpart Virat Kohli’s more than three-year reign as the top ranked one-day batsman in the latest official rankings published on Wednesday.

Kohli joined deputy Rohit Sharma at the top in Saturday’s decider. Their 94-run opening stand helped India amass 224-2, their highest total against England.

Jos Buttler’s blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli’s majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

A belligerent 56 off 32 balls from India debutant Ishan Kishan and an unbeaten 73 from captain Virat Kohli helped the hosts to a commanding seven-wicket win over England in the second Twenty20 International in Ahmedabad on Sunday.

The teams will clash on Friday in the first of a five-match Twenty20 series in Ahmedabad, which assumes more importance coming in a World Cup year.

Indian captain Virat Kohli has broken another record, albeit this time off the field as he became the 1st Indian and 1st cricketer to reach the 100 million followers mark on Instagram.

India captain Virat Kohli has revealed that he battled depression during a harrowing tour of England in 2014 where he felt like the "loneliest guy in the world" after a string of failures with the bat.

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli became parents to a beautiful baby girl last month and the power couple has today shared the name of their daughter: Vamika.