DTVHINDI“The doubters can rest in peace…”- Ajay Jadeja gave a big statement to the critics of Virat Kohli.
Virat Kohli and Ajay Jadeja. (Photo Source: Twitter/X) The Indian team dominated the first Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. After a disappointing performance with the bat in the first innings, India made a brilliant comeback in the second innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul laid a strong foundation by playing brilliant innings, after which veteran batsman Virat Kohli also managed to score his century. It is worth noting that before the series, there were many questions about Kohli’s form in recent times, but by scoring a century in Perth, he has silenced his critics. Talking about his performance and the criticism he has faced in recent times, former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja gave his statement and backed Kohli to perform even better. Ajay Jadeja said, “Doubters can rest in peace…the name says it all. If there were doubters, they can rest in peace. Talents are not born overnight.” Aakash Chopra gave a big statement regarding Virat Kohli Talking about Virat Kohli, this legendary batsman was retained by IPL (Indian Premier League) franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 21 crore before the new season of the tournament. Apart from this, Bengaluru also added many players to their squad in the recently concluded IPL mega auction. However, many have come forward and discussed a possible captain for RCB in IPL 2025. Recently, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has expressed his opinion on this and said that RCB has probably made up its mind to choose Virat Kohli as its next captain. Chopra said, “When they have not picked anyone, they have probably made up their mind to go back to Virat Kohli and he will be the captain of this team once again. He also thought that he would not choose anyone who was with him.”
“Virat will captain RCB in IPL 2025” – This Indian legend made a big prediction after ABD
Faf du Plessis was the captain of RCB in IPL 2024. Virat Kohli & Dinesh Karthik (Photo Source: BCCI/IPL) Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had released Faf du Plessis before the upcoming IPL season and till now the franchise has not even announced the name of the new captain. Now in such a situation, there is only one question in the minds of the fans, there is doubt about who will captain the team in IPL 2025. However, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Virat Kohli will be the captain of RCB in IPL 2025. Talking about the squad of Royal Challengers Bangalore after the mega auction for IPL 2025, Ashwin said that he has no option other than Virat for captaincy. Just a few days ago, former South African captain AB de Villiers had predicted that Virat Kohli will lead the franchise next year. Virat Kohli left the captaincy of RCB after 2021. R Ashwin made a big prediction regarding Virat Kohli Now R Ashwin said on his YouTube channel, “There is every possibility that Virat Kohli will captain the team. I feel the same way because they didn’t go for the captain. If he doesn’t go with anyone then I don’t see anyone other than Virat Kohli as captain.” Regarding RCB’s auction, the spinner further said, “I think their auction was very excellent. Many teams had brought crores of rupees in their purse. They were spending fast but RCB waited even after having a lot of money. Who needs it, they’re the ones I need. My entire team is important. My 12 or 14 people are important. Let us tell you that in the mega auction held in Jeddah, RCB bought players like Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma. Now it remains to be seen which playing XI he will field with in the upcoming season and whether he can get them their first title or not.
“They need to trust their game like Virat” – Ponting gave knowledge to Smith and Labuschagne before the Adelaide Test.
Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne (Photo Source: Getty Image) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has urged batsmen Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, who are struggling to turn their fortunes around in the remaining four Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, to take inspiration from India’s star batsman Virat Kohli and trust their game. . In the first Test played in Perth, Labuschagne looked completely out of form against the Indian fast bowlers led by Jasprit Bumrah and could score only 2 runs in 52 balls and 3 runs in the second innings. In that match, Australia had to face a crushing defeat of 295 runs. Smith also struggled against Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj in the first Test match. This star batsman of Australia could not open his account in the first innings, whereas in the second innings he scored 17 runs on 60 balls. Ponting gave important advice to Smith and Labuschagne before Adelaide Test Ricky Ponting said in the ICC review, “Of all the batsmen in Perth, Marnus was seen struggling the most. It is true that the wicket was difficult and the Indian bowlers were bowling brilliantly but they have to find a way to change it. For this, the former Australia captain gave the example of Kohli, who was out after scoring five runs in the first innings and was out in the second innings. Was successful in making a comeback by scoring 100 unbeaten runs. Ponting said, “Virat trusted his game and he looked like a different player in the second innings compared to the first innings. Instead of fighting the opposing team, he focused on his strong points. That’s what Marnus and Smith need to do – find their way and show strong intentions.” Ponting asked the Australian batsmen to take more risks and put pressure on the Indian bowlers. “You have to find a way to take risks and put pressure on the bowlers because we all know that bowlers like Bumrah will not give you easy opportunities to score runs,” he said.
‘Everyone is used to scoring so many centuries’ Sunil Gavaskar on comparing Virat Kohli with tennis greats
Recently, Virat has scored the 30th century of his Test career against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, former Indian captain and popularly known as Run Machine Virat Kohli has returned to his old style. Kohli, who was out for just 5 runs in the first innings of the Perth Test match, was seen batting brilliantly in the second innings. Kohli scored the 30th century of his Test career and 81st overall in the match. However, before scoring runs in the first match of this series, Kohli has been in poor form in red ball cricket for some time. Let us tell you that before BGT, when New Zealand whitewashed India 3-0 in the home Test series, Kohli was able to score only 93 runs in that series. On the other hand, now while talking about this brilliant performance of Virat Kohli, former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has given a big statement. Gavaskar has compared Kohli with tennis greats like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic and said that when he does not win the title, people think that he is out of form. Sunil Gavaskar gave a big statement regarding Virat Kohli Quoting News 18, Gavaskar said about Kohli – It is like I said in the commentary that Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, they are title winners. If they lose in the semi-finals, people say, oh, they are not in form. But if someone else reaches the semi-finals, you will say – oh, what a great performance. Gavaskar further said – Something similar is with Virat Kohli also, because everyone is used to him scoring so many centuries. When he doesn’t score 100, even if he is scoring 70-80, some people say, look, he is not scoring runs. This is the reason why there is such a feeling among the fans. But Indian fans, they are greedy fans. They want their favorite cricketer to score a century.
I respect Virat Kohli a lot: Phil Salt is desperate to play with the Indian batsman in RCB
English player Phil Salt has so far scored 653 runs in 21 IPL matches at an average of 34.37 and strike rate of 175.54. Phil Salt (Image Credit- Twitter X) In the mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2025, Royal Challengers Bangalore have included England’s brilliant wicketkeeper-batsman Phil Salt in their team for Rs 11.50 crore. Phil Salt’s performance has always been very good in the T20 format and he has won the hearts of many fans with his explosive batting. Recently Phil Salt has given a big statement regarding Virat Kohli. Salt revealed that he respects Virat Kohli a lot and the English player is very excited to open the team for RCB with the Indian player. Phil Salt told ESPNcricinfo, ‘I have a lot of respect for Virat. I have talked to him very little and we have spent a lot of time together. I have played with him before and am looking forward to playing with him again. RCB’s plan is very clear that you come on the field and play aggressive cricket. The batting lineup of the team looks quite strong as they have many world class players. This is one of the few teams that I have always seen playing great cricket on TV. I am fully prepared for the upcoming challenge. Phil Salt’s performance in IPL has been quite good Let us tell you that English player Phil Salt has so far scored 653 runs in 21 IPL matches at an average of 34.37 and strike rate of 175.54. He has scored six half-centuries in the IPL so far and his highest individual score in this tournament is 89 runs. The best players will definitely want to leave their mark in the Indian Premier League 2025. Talking about RCB, the team is looking very strong in the upcoming season and they would definitely like to win the trophy for the 2025 season. IPL 2025: Know the names of the captains of all 10 franchises- IPL 2025: Most expensive Indian players sold in the auction IPL 2025: Top 5 big players who remained unsold in the auction Rishabh Pant becomes the most expensive player in IPL history The bowler who bowled the most dot balls in IPL history- Batsman who has hit most Test sixes in a calendar year- Virat Kohli made this shameful record in his name in 2024 List of batsmen who scored most runs in IPL history- How many times has India won the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, know here- Which batsman has played the highest innings in BGT?
ICC Test Ranking: Bumrah again becomes number one bowler, Virat also bats well
Bumrah and Virat performed brilliantly in the Perth Test match. Jasprit Bumrah & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: ICC has released the latest Test rankings after the first Test match between Australia and India played in Perth. Indian team’s star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah has gained in the latest rankings and after taking a total of eight wickets in the Perth Test match, he has once again become the number-1 Test bowler. At the same time, Virat and Jaiswal, who scored centuries in that match, have also got advantage in the ranking. ICC Test Ranking: Virat Kohli got advantage after scoring a century Team India’s young opening batsman Yashasvi Jaiswal, who played a memorable inning of 161 runs in the second innings of the Perth Test, has now reached the second position in the ICC Test batsmen’s rankings. Yashasvi has gained two places and is now only behind Joe Root. Virat Kohli also scored a century in the second innings of Perth and due to this he got a huge advantage in the ranking. Virat Kohli has jumped 9 places to 13th position. While Rishabh Pant is still in the top 10 and remains at number six, Shubman Gill, who could not play the first Test, has lost one place in the rankings. Gill has slipped to 17th position. Whereas captain Rohit Sharma also could not play the first test match, he did not suffer any loss in the ranking. Rohit is currently at 26th position. ICC Test Ranking: R Ashwin reached fourth place Talking about the Test ranking of bowlers, Bumrah has once again become the number-1 Test bowler. Bumrah took five wickets in the first innings of the Perth Test and three wickets in the second innings. For that brilliant performance, he was also named Player of the Match. South African fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is at second position while Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is at third position. India’s R Ashwin, who was not a part of the playing XI in the Perth Test, has gained one place in the rankings and has come at number four. Ravindra Jadeja has slipped one place to seventh place. Mohammad Siraj, who took a total of five wickets in the Perth Test, has also gained three places in the rankings and has reached number 25.
AUS vs IND: Virat Kohli will create history by leaving Tendulkar behind, these records can be made during the Perth Test-
Team India is going to face Australia after losing 0-3 in the last Test series against New Zealand. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) BGT 2024-25: AUS vs IND, 1st Test: The first match of the five-match Test series between Australia and India under the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played from 22-26 November at Optus Stadium, Perth. Australia is very desperate to win this series as they have lost the last four Border Gavaskar Trophies. Team India is going to face Australia after losing 0-3 in the last Test series against New Zealand. India will have to win this series 4-0 to secure a place in the final of the World Test Championship for the third consecutive time. In the WTC points table, Australia is currently at first place with 90 points and India is at second place with 98 points. Indian regular Test captain Rohit Sharma is out of the first Test match against Australia due to personal reasons. The report of his joining the team has come out during the Perth Test itself. In the absence of Rohit, Jasprit Bumrah will be seen captaining India. AUS vs IND: Players can achieve these milestones during Perth Test 89 – Virat Kohli (1979) needs 89 more runs to break Sachin Tendulkar’s (2067) record of most runs in BGT in Australia. 21 – Virat Kohli (1979) needs 21 runs to complete 2000 runs in BGT. 4 – Rishabh Pant(296) needs 4 fours to complete 300 fours in Test cricket. 19 – KL Rahul (2981) needs 19 runs to complete 3000 runs in Test cricket. 26 – Ravichandran Ashwin (3474) needs 26 runs to complete 3500 runs in Test cricket. 4 – Ravichandran Ashwin (396) needs 4 fours to complete 400 fours in Test cricket. 15 – Ravindra Jadeja (85) needs 15 wickets to complete 100 wickets in BGT. 4 – Ravindra Jadeja (46) needs 4 catches to complete 50 catches in Test cricket. 16 – Washington Sundar (84) needs 16 runs to complete 100 runs in BGT. 15 – Travis Head (385) needs 15 fours to complete 400 fours in Test cricket. 8 – Usman Khawaja (592) needs 8 fours to complete 600 fours in Test cricket. 2 – Mitchell Marsh (48) needs 2 wickets to complete 50 Test wickets in Test cricket. 4 – Pat Cummins (46) needs 4 wickets to complete 50 wickets in BGT. 6 – Mitchell Starc (44) needs 6 wickets to complete 50 wickets in BGT.
Know Virat Kohli’s record in Australia before BGT 2024-25
Virat Kohli has so far scored 1352 runs in 13 Test matches against Australia at an average above 54, which includes 6 centuries. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) Indian team’s best batsman Virat Kohli can be seen performing well against Australia in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25. Let us tell you that the five-match Test series between Australia and Team India is starting from November 22 in Perth. Virat Kohli’s performance in Test cricket in Australia has always been very good. Virat Kohli has so far scored 1352 runs in 13 Test matches against Australia at an average above 54, which includes 6 centuries. Virat Kohli would definitely like to leave his mark in the upcoming Test series also. Talking about Virat Kohli’s record in Border-Gavaskar Trophy, this experienced batsman has scored 1979 runs in 42 innings of 24 matches at an average of 48.26. He has also scored 8 centuries and 5 half-centuries. Jasprit Bumrah has full confidence in Virat Kohli Let us tell you that Kohli’s performance in international cricket has not been so good for some time. He has failed to score big consistently. However, if Team India has to win the upcoming Test series, then Virat Kohli will have to bat well consistently and score important runs for his team. In the absence of Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah will be seen captaining Team India in the first Test and he is also confident that Virat Kohli can be seen batting explosively against the Australian bowlers. According to Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli is in very good shape and the experienced batsman is fully prepared to perform brilliantly against Australia. Jasprit Bumrah said, ‘I don’t need to give any input. Virat Kohli is the most professional player in our team. I made my debut under his captaincy. The best thing about Virat Kohli is that his confidence is always high and the experienced batsman is in very good shape at the moment. These 8 star players will not play in IPL 2025 Indian players who have scored 50+ scores most times in Australia Batsmen who hit most sixes in T20Is in 2024- IPL 2025: PBKS will target these 5 players with a purse of Rs 110.5 crore How has been Virat Kohli’s performance in BGT, know here- List of batsmen who scored the fastest T20I century for India- IPL 2025: RR can target these players in the mega auction Indian batsmen who got out on duck most number of times in T20Is- IPL 2025: These 8 players will get expensive bids in the mega auction IPL 2025: MI will target these 5 players in the mega auction
‘He starts his average from zero’ Matthew Hayden ignores Virat Kohli’s recent Test form
Virat was able to score only 93 runs in 6 innings against New Zealand. Matthew Hayden and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter Recently, former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has given a big statement about former Indian captain Virat Kohli. Ignoring Kohli’s recent Test form, Hayden has said that he is going to perform well in the BGT series. It is noteworthy that for some time now, Kohli’s bat seems to be calm in the biggest format of the game. In the last 12 innings played in Test cricket, Kohli has scored a total of 250 runs at a modest average of 22.72. However, if Team India has to do better in the first match in Perth in the absence of Rohit Sharma, then Kohli will have to come forward and perform. He starts his average from zero: Matthew Hayden Let us tell you that in a recent discussion with Cricket Australia before the start of BGT, Hayden said – Naturally, there should be the hunger that Virat always brings in any kind of competition, and in the history of Test match cricket, it should be more than this. There is no one bigger. He is in the team that has dominated Australia on its own soil for almost a decade. This is an important factor for the place where he has worked really hard. A lot of his impact on the game can be seen not only with the bat in his hand, but also in his confidence in the competition and his fitness level. Hayden further said- So Virat has a lot to play for. Unfortunately, he has not been able to continue his excellent form in recent times. But this season is new and he starts his average from zero. We all know that he is capable of averaging over 50. He is the second greatest player in his country after Sachin Tendulkar. So, I wish him all the best.
Virat Kohli is going to perform brilliantly in BGT, Irfan Pathan listed 2 big reasons
Border-Gavaskar series starting from 22nd November Irfan Pathan and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter The Indian team is going to face Australia very soon in the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) test series. It is noteworthy that the first test match between the two teams will be played on November 22 at Optus Stadium in Perth. However, this series is not going to be easy for India, because recently India had to face 3-0 defeat in the Test series against New Zealand in India. So, if Team India has to perform well against Australia, then the team’s star players Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah and Rishabh Pant will have to perform at any cost. On the other hand, before the start of this much-awaited series, Team India’s former all-rounder and T20 World Cup champion player Irfan Pathan has given a big reaction. Irfan has said that Virat Kohli is going to perform well in this series, and he has given two reasons for this. Let us tell you that before the start of BGT, Irrfan has shared a post on his official X account. In this post Irfan said- I believe that Virat Kohli will perform excellently in Australia. First- He plays well against pace. Despite his recent decline in Test form, his numbers against pace remain exceptional. Australia’s fast and bouncy pitches will prove to be its strength. Second- Kohli avoids energy and big challenges. The Australian team will attack it hard and there is no bigger challenge for Australia than playing a Test on its soil. This is the time when Kohli’s competitive spirit really shines. See this post of Irfan Pathan Why I believe Virat Kohli will excel in Australia: 1️⃣ He thrives against pace. Despite his recent dip in Test form, his numbers against pace remain exceptional. Australia’s fast and bouncy pitches will play to its strengths.2️⃣ Kohli feeds off energy and big challenges. The… — Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) November 20, 2024 Full schedule of Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) 1st Test 22–26 November: Perth Stadium, Perth Second Test 6–10 December: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Third Test 14-18 December: The Gabba, Brisbane Fourth Test 26-30 December: Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Fifth Test 3-7 January: Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney
