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Indian skipper Virat Kohli is renowned as one of the most stylish cricketers in the world. Kohli, 29, never keeps himself out of new styles and new looks. In mid-way through the ongoing IPL season, the right-handed batsman has shared an update that has the social media going gaga about his new look. Kohli posted a picture of himself in his new look. He is seen wearing glasses with rounded frames with a very amused expression on his face. Here is the new look of Virat Kohli. The fans around the world draw an uncanny resemblance of Kohli to Harry Potter. Here is how the supporters reacted to Kohli’s new look. Harry Potter 🤓🤓🤓 — srishti srivastava (@Drsrishti20) April 28, 2018 looking like the Indian version of Harry Potter 👍👍 what is your opinion????????? — Biplab Karmakar (@BiplabOfficial) April 28, 2018 This is harry virat who can do magic with bat — Neenga Shut Up Pannunga (@NeengaShut) April 28, 2018 Harry Potter 😂😂❤️❤️ — . (@grumpy__soul) Ap

The next season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) could likely to take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to the country’s general elections set to take place in 2019. The 12th season of the IPL set to get underway on March 29 to May 19 next year but BCCI are fully aware that there remains a possibility of general elections happening during that time of the year. “Well, we will only take a call when the situation arises, but we are ready for any such eventuality. United Arab Emirates looks to be the most likely country where it would be shifted if need be,” a senior BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity. “UAE’s time zone suits the Indian audience unlike South Africa,” he stated. IPL matches could be played at three venues — Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Previously, it happened twice in the past due to general elections. In 2009, the IPL was shifted to South Africa while in 2014, the first part of the mega-rich T20 league was held in the UAE.

Australian batsman Usman Khawaja has joined the Welsh county cricket side Glamorgan for the summer's Vitality T20 blast. The 31-year-old is Glamorgan's second overseas player for the English domestic T20 competition alongside fellow countryman Shaun Marsh, who will be available to play for the entire season. Khawaja will be available for all 14 group fixtures in the competition. “I’m delighted to have signed for Glamorgan for their Vitality Blast campaign and look forward to the challenge of helping them build on the success they achieved in last year’s competition,” the left-handers told the club’s official website . “From my point of view, it would be great to be able to take them a step further and bring silverware back to Wales.” He has played 33 Tests, 18 one-day internationals and nine T20Is since making his debut in 2011. Khawaja has a vast of experience in T20 cricket having featured in the KFC Big Bash League for Sydney Thunder and in the Indian Premier

Zimbabwe will host Australia and Pakistan for a T20 tri-series starting this July. The hosts opted not to play any Tests against the two heavyweights sides, even though Aussies were scheduled to play one Test, while Pakistan were supposed to face Zimbabwe in a two-Test series. Zimbabwe will be hosting the series after failing to qualify for the 2019 World Cup. “Playing two of the game’s biggest teams will provide us with a very welcome litmus test as we forge ahead with our plans to develop a stronger Zimbabwe side capable of consistently competing and winning against the best,” Zimbabwe Cricket’s managing director Faisal Hasnain was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo .

Durham have announced the signing of India spin bowler Axar Patel for the last six championship games to be played this summer. The 24-year-old will arrive Chester-le-Street in mid-August and could make his debut against Glamorgan on 19 August at the SWALEC. The all-rounder has claimed 79 wickets in first-class cricket and scored 1,163 runs at 48.45, including one century. Thanks a lot @DurhamCricket for the welcome! Look forward to my first experience of county cricket. https://t.co/QhYAYw0tmr — Akshar patel (@akshar2026) 9 April 2018 Patel is currently representing Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League.

The world remains shaken up after the Australian ball-tampering scandal, which many already refer to as ‘sandpaper-gate’. It’s one of the most shocking attempts at cheating in sport as a whole, and has been even more devastating in cricket, as it’s usually a sport known fondly for playing fairly and sticking to old traditions. Blatant cheating Into the third day of their third test match with South Africa, there was a shocking site from the participating camera crews, when Cameron Bancroft, Steve Smith and David Warner were found out to be ball tampering in order to improve their Australian side’s chances of winning. It was done in such a blatant way too, with one cricketer keeping sandpaper in his trousers with an intention of sanding the ball down, which would likely change its path when it’s bowled at the South African batsman. Caught red-handed by the camera crews, there was no way of avoiding their attempt to cheat, which led to lengthy bans for all three involved. They

Gloucestershire spinner Tom Smith has committed his future to the club after signing a new two-year contract that promises to keep him at the Brightside Ground until the 2019 Championship season conclusion. The 30-year-old has been representing Glos since 2013 and was a regular in one-day cricket last season, featuring 19 games across the two competitions - the Vitality Blast and Royal London One-Day Cup. "I thoroughly enjoy my time at Gloucestershire," the left-arm orthodox spin bowler said . "The club's recruitment of Ryan Higgins, Daniel Worrall, Chris Rogers and AJ Tye shows its desire to push for honours and I'm really proud to be a part of that." Gloucestershire head-coach Richard Dawson added: "Tom has been an integral part of our squad since arriving at Gloucestershire so it's great that he has re-signed with us."