DTVHINDIWhen Gautam Gambhir gave his ‘Man of the Match’ award to Virat Kohli; watch old video
Gambhir is currently the head coach of Team India and Kohli is the batting base of Team India, both are working together. Virat Kohli & Gautam Gambhir (Photo Source: Getty Images) The relationship between Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli has been a topic of discussion for the last several years. Sometimes both of them fight with each other and sometimes they show brotherhood. Gambhir and Kohli have played together for India and both are from Delhi. But you will be surprised to know that Kohli considered senior players like Gambhir as his role model during his early career. In Kohli’s early days in international cricket, Gambhir played an important role in guiding him, especially when they used to bat together. The fights between the two are quite famous in IPL Now Gambhir is the head coach of Team India and Kohli is the batting base of Team India, both are working together. But there was a time when there were many instances of discord between the two during the IPL. The most notable incident is from the year 2013 IPL, when there was a match between Gambhir’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). After Kohli was out, Gautam and him had a heated argument. Both the captains clashed aggressively with each other on the field and the umpires and players had to intervene to calm the situation. Then in the year 2023, both Kohli and Gambhir were fined 100% of their match fees due to a brawl after the RCB vs LSG match. Everyone will remember this fight. When Gautam Gambhir gave his award to Kohli But there was a time when the mutual respect and sportsmanship between the two was evident on the field. The best example of that mutual respect and sportsmanship is their 224-run partnership against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens, Kolkata on 24 December 2009. Chasing a target of 316, both Gambhir and Kohli scored centuries as India won the match with 7 wickets in hand. Gambhir remained unbeaten on 150 and Kohli was dismissed on 107 after scoring his first ODI century. But, despite being named Man of the Match, Gambhir decided to share the award with Kohli. Gambhir took this decision acknowledging the importance of Kohli’s first century. He also praised Kohli’s calm and maturity during the run chase and handed over his award to Kohli, displaying great sportsmanship and team spirit. Watch video When Gautam Gambhir handed his Man of the Match trophy to a young Virat Kohli#gautamgambhir #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/7zhumS6byL — Shubham Srivastava (@Shubham192223) September 16, 2024 Gambhir had said praising Kohli “The way Virat batted, it took a lot of pressure off my shoulders.” It was a golden moment in Indian cricket history when Gautam Gambhir took a liking to a young Virat Kohli. The relationship between Gambhir and Kohli has evolved from mutual respect in the early years to aggression on the field and differences in approach, especially when it comes to leadership and captaincy. However, both players have always recognised each other’s contributions, and despite…
IND vs BAN: During the practice session at Chepauk, Virat Kohli hit such a powerful shot that a part of the wall broke
Bangladesh team has reached Chennai for the first Test match. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) India is scheduled to play the first Test match against Bangladesh from September 19. The Indian team has been training hard for a week before the first Test match against Nazmul Shanto’s team. On the other hand, the Bangladesh team has reached Chennai. Meanwhile, on Sunday, Virat Kohli broke a part of the wall at Chennai’s Chepauk Stadium during practice. In fact, while batting during the team’s practice session before the first Test match against Bangladesh, one of Virat Kohli’s shots hit the wall near the dressing room and created a big hole in it the size of a ball. This incident was covered by Jio Cinema, which was present during the practice session in Chennai. Screenshot: Jio Cinema Bangladesh beats Pakistan in Test series Let us tell you that the Bangladesh team on India tour has to play a three-match T20 series in addition to a two-Test series. Recently, Bangladesh defeated Pakistan 2-0 in the Test series. For this historic series win of Bangladesh against Pakistan, the interim government has also announced a cash prize of 3.20 crore Bangladeshi Taka. Bangladesh has not won any Test series in India so far. However, they would like to continue their good performance. Many players of the team are in form and they can make important contributions in difficult times. On the other hand, the Indian team played a five-match Test series against England at the beginning of the year. Where the Rohit Sharma-led team defeated Ben Stokes’ England 4-1 after losing the first Test in Hyderabad. Currently, Team India is at the top of the WTC points table and would like to maintain its dominance before the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
“Virat Kohli has played under my captaincy”- Tejashwi Yadav’s statement goes viral
Virat Kohli and Tejashwi Yadav (Photo Source: Indian politician and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav recently shared his cricket journey on social media. During this, he made some such statements which have created a lot of stir on social media. Lalu Prasad Yadav’s son Tejashwi Yadav has been the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. Currently he sits in the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. Tejashwi is often trolled on social media for his studies. Recently, Tejashwi Yadav was asked about his studies and other things. In response to this, Tejashwi recalled his days as a cricketer. He said that Indian team’s legendary batsman Virat Kohli has played under his captaincy. Tejashwi Yadav said that many players of the Indian team have played with him. Virat Kohli played under my captaincy- Tejashwi Yadav In an interview with Zee Media, Tejashwi Yadav said, ‘I was a cricketer and no one talks about it. Virat Kohli played under my captaincy – did anyone ever talk about it? Why don’t they? As a professional, I played good cricket. Many players of Team India are my batchmates. I had to leave because both my ligaments were fractured.’ After all, when did Virat Kohli play under the captaincy of Tejashwi Yadav? Virat Kohli used to play domestic cricket for Delhi. Tejashwi has also played his age group cricket for Delhi. Virat Kohli played under his captaincy. After retiring from cricket in 2013, Tejashwi entered politics. While playing cricket, he started campaigning for his party RJD in 2010. He won the election in 2015 and also got the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. Tejaswi Yadav has been a part of this team in IPL Talking about the cricketing career of 34-year-old Tejashwi Yadav, he has played 1 first class match as well as two List A and four T20 matches. He made his debut for Jharkhand in 2009. He has 20 runs in first class cricket and 14 runs in List A cricket. Tejashwi scored 3 runs in one T20 innings. Talking about bowling, he got one success. He has been a part of Delhi Capitals (then Delhi Daredevils) in IPL.
Tabrez Shamsi called Virat Kohli’s shot of century ‘unreal’, then Tristan Stubbs said- Do you like this…
Stubbs was seen pulling Shamsi’s leg on social media Tabraiz Shamsi and Virat Kohli (Image Credit- Twitter Virat Kohli hit a straight-forward six off Haris Rauf in a match against Pakistan during the T20 World Cup 2024 in Australia. Kohli’s shot was so spectacular that the International Cricket Council (ICC) declared it the ‘Shot of the Century’. So the commentators doing commentary during Kohli’s shot called it ‘Samrat ka Shot’ and said that this shot will have a different fan base. On the other hand, now the reaction of South African team’s spin bowler Tabrez Shamsi has come out regarding this shot of Kohli. Let us tell you that Shamsi posted a post on his official X account regarding this shot of Kohli. In this post, Shamsi wrote – He had no intention of hitting a six over the bowler’s head. Unreal shot. So now, reacting to this reaction of Shamsi, fellow cricketer and all-rounder Tristan Stubbs was seen pulling his leg. Commenting on this post of Shamsi, Stubbs wrote- Do you practice this shot, I have heard you are an all-rounder? See this funny tweet by Tristan Stubbs Do you practice that shot, I heard you’re an allrounder — Tristan Stubbs (@iTristanstubbs) September 13, 2024 On the other hand, if we give you information about Virat Kohli, then after winning the T20 World Cup 2024, he said goodbye to T20 International cricket. On his retirement from T20, Kohli said- Now it is time for the next generation to take over. It is a two-year cycle, till the next T20 World Cup and India has some amazing players playing. They will take the team forward in the T20 format and do wonders, as we have seen them do in the IPL. I have no doubt that they will keep the Indian flag flying high and take the team forward from here.
My relationship with Virat Kohli is the same as it was 10-15 years ago: Piyush Chawla
Piyush Chawla has given this statement when Amit Mishra said that Virat Kohli has changed a lot as a person after getting money and power. Piyush Chawla, Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former spinner Piyush Chawla has said that his relationship and friendship with Virat Kohli is still the same as it was 10 to 15 years ago. He also said that he still talks to Virat Kohli in the same way as he used to earlier. Piyush Chawla has given this statement when Amit Mishra said that Virat Kohli has changed a lot as a person after getting money and power. Amit Mishra had said this in Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast that after becoming the captain of the Indian team, Rohit Sharma has remained the same as a person but Kohli has changed a lot. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli is considered one of the best batsmen in the world and his performance is always very good. In international cricket, Virat Kohli has batted brilliantly in many important matches for India. Piyush Chawla said in the same podcast, ‘We have played junior cricket together. Not only this, even today, if we both meet, we meet in the same way as before. If I have to say something to Virat, then I speak in the same way as I used to talk earlier. Everyone has their own thinking, but my relationship with Virat is the same as it was 10-15 years ago.’ Piyush Chawla made a big statement about bowling against Rohit and Kohli Piyush Chawla was last seen playing international cricket for India in 2012. He has bowled to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma quite a few times in the Indian Premier League. Regarding this, Piyush Chawla further said, ‘I have dismissed both the players a few times but both of them have batted brilliantly against me. There can be no comparison in this, both have their own class. Virat Kohli will take a run on good balls and will also play big shots in between. Rohit Sharma will also hit hard against bad balls. Both have their own class and they bat in their own way.’ Players who scored most centuries in Tests between IND vs BAN- List of players who scored most runs in the powerplay of T20I in 2024- Ishan Kishan suddenly entered the Duleep Trophy and then scored a century Players who have won the most “Player of the Match” in WTC- Know how is Virat Kohli’s record in the test against Bangladesh? Batsmen who hit the most sixes for India in the death overs of T20I Batsmen who scored the fastest T20 century for Australia- Mushir Khan broke Sachin Tendulkar’s 33 year old record Wicketkeepers with most Man of the Match awards for India 7 expensive watches of Hardik Pandya and their prices, know here-
These are the 4 Indian players who have defeated Virat Kohli in the Yo-Yo test
Virat Kohli’s yo-yo test score is 19. Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) In today’s time, it is very important for all players to stay fit. If we talk about cricketers, they work hard to improve their fitness and practice hard on the cricket field and in the gym. Talking about the Indian team, experienced batsman Virat Kohli is considered one of the fittest players in the world. He has given up many things to maintain his fitness. He has completely stopped eating the things he likes to eat. Let us tell you, Virat Kohli’s Yo-Yo test score is 19. However, there are some players who have defeated Virat Kohli in the Yo-Yo test. Today we tell you about 4 such Indian players whose Yo-Yo test score is better than Virat Kohli. 4. Manish Pandey- 19.2 Manish Pandey. (Photo Source: Twitter) Manish Pandey’s performance has always been very good in international cricket. He has performed brilliantly in batting as well as fielding and has won the hearts of many fans. Whether it is domestic cricket or international cricket, Manish Pandey has taken many incredible catches on the cricket field. According to a Times Now report, his Yo-Yo test score is 19.2. This score is much better than Virat Kohli. In domestic cricket, Manish Pandey has scored more than 6000 first class runs at an average of 51, while in List-A he has scored more than 5000 runs at an average of above 45. Manish Pandey has scored 566 runs in 29 ODIs at an average of 33 which includes a century. Not only this, Manish Pandey has scored 709 runs for India in 39 T20 matches.
“Is Ravi Shastri a ‘yes man’?”, when captain Virat Kohli got angry at the media’s question, he gave a befitting reply
I have made more changes to my game by listening to him (Ravi Shastri) than anyone else in the past – Virat Kohli Ravi Shastri & Virat Kohli (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Indian cricketer Ravi Shastri was the director of the Indian team from 2014-16, after which he was appointed the head coach of the team in 2017. Ravi Shastri replaced Anil Kumble, who resigned from the post after a one-year tenure. According to reports, after the rift with Anil Kumble, Virat Kohli was adamant on making Shastri the coach. During the tenure of former Indian head coach Ravi Shastri, it was often said that he is a ‘yes man’, meaning he agrees with captain Kohli. In 2018, during the press conference before the Australia tour, Virat Kohli was asked whether Ravi Shastri is a ‘yes man’? Kohli called the question bizarre and responded by calling Shastri a man of integrity and said that he often rejects his ideas in favor of the team. I can take the right advice from him- Virat Kohli According to ESPNcricinfo, Virat Kohli replied in the press conference saying, About saying ‘yes’ all the time, that’s the weirdest thing I’ve heard, I don’t think there’s anyone in Indian cricket who has said ‘no’ to me more than him. Honestly, because he’s someone I can talk to and get a genuine opinion and he’ll tell me something that if it doesn’t need to be done, it doesn’t need to be done. I’ve made more changes to my game by listening to him than anyone else in the past. Ravi Shastri was the head coach of the Indian team from 2017 to 2021. Let us tell you, in 2017 itself, Virat Kohli was appointed captain of all three formats. A new era of Indian Test cricket began under the duo. The team won 22 out of 39 Tests. In 2021, India won the Test series in Australia for the first time and the team was the number-1 team in the ICC Test rankings from 2017-2021.
VIDEO: When MS Dhoni did not finish the match himself in T20 World Cup but made Virat Kohli finish it
This incident happened during the semi-final match of the 2014 T20 World Cup MS dhoni and virat kohli (Image Credit- Twitter Former captain of the Indian cricket team MS Dhoni is known for finishing matches in the cricket world. Dhoni finished many matches for Team India in his cricket career. However, there was also an occasion when Dhoni did not finish the match himself but got it finished by Virat Kohli. Let us tell you that this incident was seen in the T20 World Cup played in Bangladesh during the year 2014. The semi-final match of the tournament was played between India and South Africa. In this match, while chasing the target of 173 runs given by South Africa, India needed 1 run to win. However, during this time, after the dismissal of Suresh Raina (21), MS Dhoni came to bat on strike. But Dhoni defended the last ball of the 19th over which was bowled by former African bowler Beuran Hendricks. But Dhoni could have easily scored runs on this ball, but he did not do so. Kohli reacted to Dhoni’s shot by asking why did you do this. But Dhoni wanted Kohli, who was unbeaten at 68* at that time, to finish the match because he was the one who brought the match to the end and Dhoni did not want to take the credit for finishing the match. Watch the video of this gesture of Dhoni Due to Kohli’s brilliant innings, India won the match by 6 wickets On the other hand, if we tell you about the situation of that match, then India won the match by 6 wickets on the basis of Kohli’s brilliant innings of 72* runs. Batting first, South Africa scored 172 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs against India. For South Africa, Faf du Plessis scored 58 and JP Duminy scored 45* runs. So when India came out to chase this target, they easily achieved this target in 19.1 overs by losing 4 wickets. Apart from Kohli’s (72*) brilliant innings, Rohit Sharma scored 23, Ajinkya Rahane 32, Yuvraj Singh 18 and Suresh Raina 21 runs.
Virat has already inscribed his name in golden letters as a great player- statement of former great
Virat Kohli has scored 50 centuries in ODI cricket. Virat Kohli and Babar Azam For the last several years, a debate is often seen in the cricket world, in which fans often compare Virat Kohli and Babar Azam. Some fans call Pakistani batsman Virat Kohli the best, while some fans call Indian legend Virat the best. In this episode, now former Pakistani legendary bowler Wasim Akram has given a big statement. He has given his opinion on this Virat vs Babar debate. Many legends have accepted that Virat Kohli is far ahead of the Pakistani batsman. Former great cricketer and current cricket expert Wasim Akram has also said that Virat Kohli is better than Babar Azam and he has joined the list of great players of this game. Wasim has said that his name has already been recorded in the history books as a great player of the game. Virat has inscribed his name in golden letters as the greatest player – Wasim Akram In fact, Wasim Akram was asked on Sportskeeda that who would you like to choose between Babar Azam and Virat Kohli, then he said, “Virat Kohli. Babar Azam is on the right track, he is one of the great players of modern times, but Virat Kohli has already etched his name in golden letters in history as the greatest player of the game.” Wasim Akram has been watching Babar Azam closely for the last several years. Along with this, he has also been watching Virat Kohli for a long time. Virat Kohli is the only and first batsman in the world to score 50 centuries in ODI International cricket. He is the only batsman in the world to score the most runs in a single edition of the ODI World Cup. If we look at the statistics of both, even there Virat Kohli is far ahead of Pakistan batsman Babar Azam. Babar Azam is 29 years old today, but his fitness is not the same as Virat Kohli’s fitness is today at the age of 36.
Watch the top 3 innings played by Virat Kohli at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
India will be seen playing the first test against Bangladesh at MA Chidambaram Stadium Virat Kohli (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Indian cricket team’s star batsman and former captain Virat Kohli is going to be seen in action very soon. Let us tell you that 35-year-old Kohli can be seen playing in the upcoming two-match Test series against Bangladesh. It is worth noting that the first match of the two-match Test series between the two teams will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This ground is known for its spin friendly pitches, in which Kohli has great mastery. On this ground, Kohli has scored a total of 267 runs in 6 innings at an average of 44.50. So today in this article we are going to tell you about the top 3 innings played by Kohli on this ground. So let’s start: 3. 62 (149) vs England, 2021 Performing brilliantly on England’s 2021 tour of India, Team India won the Test series 3-1 despite losing the first match. So, after getting out on a duck in the first innings of the second Test match of this series, Kohli’s bat produced a brilliant innings of 62 runs in the second innings, in which he hit 7 fours. Kohli had given India a memorable victory by sharing a 96-run partnership with local boy Ashwin. This comes at number three in the list of Kohli’s best innings played on this ground. 2.72 (104) vs England, 2021 Kohli batted brilliantly against England in the first Test match of England’s tour of India in 2021. However, Kohli could not do anything special in the first innings of the opening Test match and was dismissed after scoring 11 runs. But then Kohli showed his class in the second innings and scored a brilliant 72 off 104 balls with the help of 9 fours. Kohli’s brilliant innings was interrupted by Ben Stokes, but by that time India had gone far ahead in the match and later won the match by 227 runs. 3. 107 (206) v Australia, 2013 Kohli has scored only one century at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium, and this was seen from Kohli’s bat in the year 2013. At that time, India had to bowl first after losing the toss in a high scoring match. In reply to Australia’s 380 runs in the first innings, India scored a mammoth 572 runs in the first innings, in which Kohli played a brilliant innings of 107 runs with the help of 15 fours and 1 six. In this match, Kohli made a brilliant partnership of 91 runs with Sachin Tendulkar and 128 runs with Dhoni.
