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Indian star batter Virat Kohli expressed hope to visit and play in Pakistan soon in a video that has gone viral on social media. Pakistani mountaineer Shehroze Kashif shared a video on Instagram showing him on a video call with Kohli. During their interaction, Virat Kohli expressed hope to play in Pakistan soon, highlighting that international teams have started to visit the country again. Read More…
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The Indian Premier League (IPL) has fined two players, including star batsman Virat Kohli, and a team mentor for an altercation caught on camera. Kohli and Lucknow Super Giants' mentor Gautam Gambhir were fined 100% of their fee for an IPL match played on Monday. Afghan bowler Naveen-ul-Haq, who plays for the Giants, was also fined 50% of his fee. Read More…
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New Delhi: Indian cricket star Virat Kohli was fined for breaching the IPL code of conduct after his side Royal Challengers Bangalore went down to Chennai in a nail-biting match. Kohli's wild celebration of Chennai batsman Shivam Dube's wicket at a crucial point of the high-scoring game resulted in the sanction, according to media reports. Read More…
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Batsman slams invasion of privacy after footage of his belongings in Perth hotel appeared online. Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli says he is "paranoid about his privacy" after a stranger filmed inside his Australian hotel room. "I understand that fans get very happy and excited seeing their favourite players and get excited to meet them and I’ve always appreciated that," Kohli wrote on Instagram, "But this video here is appalling and it’s made me feel very paranoid about my privacy". Read More…
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On Thursday, India’s Virat Kohli smashed his first Twenty20 international century in the Asia Cup Super Four contest against Afghanistan. He reached the milestone with a four and six off Afghanistan pace bowler Fareed Ahmad to get a ton after nearly three years. Kohli, who has not scored an international century since November 2019, then relinquished the Test leadership in January as Rohit Sharma became captain across all formats. Read More…
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On Friday, Senator Krishna Kumari Kohli chaired a session expressing solidarity with Kashmiris. She was welcomed by the loud applause as she sat on the chair's seat. "A Hindu presiding the Senate session on Kashmir in Pakistan. Chairman Senate our colleague Krishna Kumari Kohli to do the honour. In connection with #KashmirSolidarityDay, it's a strong message going out depicting difference between Pakistan and Hindustan," Senator Faisal Javed Khan said on Twitter. "It is great honour I chaired the Senate session called to discuss the current situation in Indian Illegally Occupied… Read More…
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New Delhi: Indian legendary cricketer Kapil Dev said that Virat Kohli needed to shed his ego to play under a new leader after giving up the Test captaincy. The cricket icon made these comments as uncertainty had surrounded the future of the national team. “Virat will have to give up his ego and play under a young cricketer. This will help him and Indian cricket. Virat should guide the new captain, new players. We cannot lose Virat, the batsman ... no way,” he stated. Read More…
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It was reported by the local media that the Indian cricket board's expulsion of Virat Kohli as the One-day International (ODI) captain was inevitable when he refused to leave the captaincy after a bleak T20 World Cup. Previously Kohli relinquished the captaincy of T20 but strived to hold on to ODI captaincy. “Virat Kohli refuses to step down, BCCI cracks whip,” the Press Trust of India let out in a headline. Read More…
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New Delhi: On Dec 8, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) named opening batsman Rohit Sharma as the new captain of the national One-day International (ODI) squad. Virat Kohli, who is now in charge of only the Test unit, was replaced by him. "The All-India Senior Selection Committee also decided to name Mr. Rohit Sharma as the Captain of the ODI and T20I teams going forward," the BCCI tweeted. Read More…
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It emerged on Wednesday that the Indian police had arrested a software engineer for allegedly threatening to rape the infant daughter of cricketer Virat Kohli. The incident happened right after India's downfall against arch-rival Pakistan in the T20 World Cup. Indian cricketers became a victim of barrage of online hate and were threatened after being crashed out of the Twenty20 international tournament. Read More…
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