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Virat Kohli has once again left fans buzzing with excitement — and a bit of mystery. A single tweet from the cricket icon has sparked massive speculation that he might be eyeing the 2027 World Cup. With constant talk about his possible retirement, Kohli’s post feels like a bold statement that he’s far from finished. The timing couldn’t be better either, as he gears up for his much-awaited ODI comeback on October 19 against Australia. Kohli’s tweet read, “The only time you truly fail, is when you decide to give up.” On the surface, it was a promotional message for his brand Wrogn. But to millions of fans, it sounded like a personal declaration — a reminder of the mindset that built his legendary career. It’s classic Kohli: confident, defiant, and quietly telling the world that he’s not ready to hang up his boots just yet. Even Team India’s head coach, Gautam Gambhir, seems to believe that both Kohli and Rohit Sharma could play a vital role in the 2027 World Cup. Gambhir praised their ex...

It seems like a thrilling end to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's T20I careers, culminating in India's victory in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa.  Kohli's decision to retire after the match, especially after his stellar performance of 76 runs, adds an emotional touch to India's triumph, marking his last hurrah in T20Is. Rohit Sharma, too, announced his retirement from T20Is, capping off a remarkable journey in the format he has cherished. India's win, breaking a decade-long trophy drought in ICC tournaments, underscores their resilience and determination.  Despite early setbacks in the final, Sharma's leadership and the team's collective effort ensured they posted a challenging total and defended it with grit.  South Africa, playing their first ICC final, fought valiantly but fell short in the face of India's bowling prowess in the crucial overs. For Kohli and Sharma, two stalwarts of Indian cricket, this victory and their retirements mark th...

According to reports, Indian batsman Virat Kohli has acquired a lavish villa in Awas Village, Alibaug. As the 34-year-old is presently on national duty in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, his brother Vikas completed the necessary procedures on his behalf. The 2,000 sq ft villa in Avas Living was acquired by Kohli for a lavish sum of Rs 6 crore, with an additional payment of Rs 36 lakh as stamp duty solely for the property. The villa is equipped with a 400 sq ft swimming pool, and its interiors have been designed by Suzanne Khan, the daughter of Bollywood actor Sanjay Khan. According to the report, Alibaug has an average land price ranging from ₹3000 to ₹3,500 per sq ft, and it is a preferred weekend destination for the affluent class. In September of last year, Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma acquired a farmhouse in Alibaug for a staggering amount of Rs 19.24 crore. It has been reported that Kohli paid a stamp duty of Rs 1.15 crore for the property. In addition to Kohli, Roh...

From being an under-19 world cup winning Captain to being a full-time Indian Captain Virat Kohli has been a supreme leader ever since he was part of the under-19 team and led the team from front to guide them to a glorious World Cup win in 2008. There was no looking back for him after this grand win and he just got better with time to become one of the greatest glories of Indian Cricket after the greats like Sachin Tendulkar, whom the country could rejoice and celebrate. He is now the full-time captain of the National Team across all formats and is setting high trends with every game which would be tough for other cricketers to match with. A legendary run machine hungry for more In his career so far, Kohli has shown India and the rest of the world that what a vital team player he is. He is a proven match-winner which can be seen in his two of the best ODI knocks-the 133* (86) against Sri Lanka in Hobart and the 183 (148) against Pakistan in Mirpur. His master performance in the T-20 wo...

There have been a plenty of reports surrounding that South African legend AB de Villiers will lead Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 12th edition of Indian Premier League 2019. It has been reported that, If everything goes right, the RCB management is likely to confirm the reports shortly. It is widely expected that the announcement will be one of the biggest news in the Cricketing World. During Kohli's captaincy at RCB for 6 years, the Franchise is yet to win the Title. The 29-year-old was appointed as the captain in 2013. No doubt, the highly-rated batsman has been impressive with his form. But in terms of leading a side, the right-handed batsman hasn’t been that satisfactory for the franchise. Royal Challengers Bangalore wanted some fresh ideas and to implement on the field, they needed someone who is an experienced in the field. So, it remains to bee seen if Kohli replaced by AB de Villiers for the coming season?

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...

India’s stunning performance in the fourth test against the West Indies at St. Lucia leads them a remarkable victory.. The proactive style of strokes from the Indian batsman with the likes of Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane helped the Tourists to post a decent target for the hosts.  Eventually, India have won its third consecutive Test series in the Caribbean Island. Indian tests skipper Virat Kohli has gone a step further as the 27-year-old became the first Indian captain ever to win two tests in the West Indies. This is also India’s third back to back victory under Kohli’s captaincy, after a 2-1 win against Sri Lanka, followed by a 3-0 massacre of South Africa at home, and now, a surprising 2-0 lead over the West Indies in a four match tests series. Here is the table showing the record of Indian captains in the West Indies. Margin Tests Year Captain Wins at venue(s) 1-0 5 1971 Ajit Wadekar Port of Spain 1-0 4 2006 Rahul Dravid Kingston 1-0 3 2...

Indian vice-captain Virat Kohli becomes the most followed Indian sportsperson on Twitter, with 4.88 million followers - surpasses the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli, 26, leading the charts on social networking site Twitter with a total base of 4,870,190 fans, higher than Tendulkar's 4,869,849 fans.   Meanwhile - The Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is currently at the third spot with 3,327,033 followers - followed by opening batsman Virender Sehwag (3180081) and all-rounder Yuvraj Singh (2723090) Here are the top five most followed Indian cricketers on Twitter: 1 Virat Kohli @imvkohli 4.88M 2 Sachin Tendulkar @sachin_rt 4.87M 3 MS Dhoni @msdhoni 3.33M 4 Virender Sehwag @virendersehwag 3.18M 5 Yuvraj Singh @yuvstrong12 2.72M

India’s middle-order batsman Virat Kohli became the fifth youngest captain for Indian Cricket Team in Test cricket, when he captained for the first test against Australia at Adelaide on Tuesday. Kohli, 26, who made his Test debut against West Indies at Kingston, 2011. He has scored 1855 runs in 26 test matches with an average of 39.46. Here is the list of top five young captains for India in Test Cricket: Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi at the age of 21 years. Sachin Tendulkar at the age of 23 years. Kapil Dev at the age of 24 years. Ravi Shastri at the age of 25 years. Virat Kohli at the age of 26 years.

India vice-captain Virat Kohli has expressed his excitement on the five match Test series in England , starting next month. He wrote on his Twitter account that how excited and feeling proud he was ahead of the English tour. Off to England soon. Every trip feels like my first match for India! Proud, awesome, amazing. Goosebumps! Words can't describe the feeling. — Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) June 21, 2014 The reason behind his excitement is the 25-year-old middle-order batsman will be playing Test Cricket for the very first time in England. He would definitely want to make an impact with his bat and help India to win this series after they suffered in 2011. See also: India Test squad for Tour of England 2014 Kohli has scored 1721 runs in 24 Tests at 46.51 average, his highest score is 119 against South Africa at Johannesburg in December 2013.

English woman cricketer Danielle Wyatt has tweeted: “ Kholi marry me ”, following Kohli led India into the Finals of ICC World T20 2014. The 22-year-old has played 32 ODI's and 50 T20 Internationals for England. Here is Wyatt's tweet: Kholi marry me!!! — Danielle Wyatt (@Danni_Wyatt) April 4, 2014 Kohli played one of his stunning innings in a victory over South Africa on Friday. Kohli was unbeaten at 72.

Doing an endorsements for a brand is always a huge part of any athlete's annual income. Here’s a look at the brand endorsement deals of the top Indian cricketers . 1. Virat Kohli Virat Kohli's endorsement price have been hiked by 40% having brands like PepsiCo, Adidas, TVS Motors, Fastrack, Royal Challenge, Sangam Suitings, Fair and Lovely, Herbalife, Flying Machine, 3C Company, Red Chief Shoes, Boost, Toyota Motors, Celkon Mobiles, Cinthol, Munch and Clear Hair care. 2. MS Dhoni Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the world’s highest-paid cricketers announced by Forbes. Dhoni, 32, will be featuring in a Pepsi ad during the upcoming season of IPL 7. 3. Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir's major endorsements include Reebok, Red Bull and Hero Honda. 4. Virender Sehwag With endorsement deals like Fila, Hero Honda and Royal Challenge, Virender Sehwag fetching $4.1 million annually to his income. 5. Harbhajan Singh Harbhajan Singh has been associated w...

Indian batsman Virat Kohli became the #1 batsman in One-day cricket after an impressive batting form against Australia in the recent series. The 24-year-old, Kohli has scored 61 in Pune, 100 not out in Jaipur, 68 in Mohali, 115 not out in Nagpur and 0 in Bengaluru. Kohli has achieved the number-one spot for the first time in his career. In ICC ODI bowlers Rankings , Pakistan's Saeed Ajmal has regained the number-one spot. In ICC ODI all-rounders Rankings , Pakistan's Mohammad Hafeez is leading at the top spot. The recent 3-2 series win for India continues to sit on top of ODI Team Rankings with Australia nine points behind at second position.

On Thursday evening in the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, RCB skipper Virat Kohli and KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir 's were involved in an ugly on-field spat. It all started during RCB's 10th over, when Kohli was dismissed by Lakshmipathy Balaji and as Kohli turned towards the pavilion , Gambhir said something which made Kohli furious. Suddenly Kohli charged back towards Gambhir and the Gambhir too angrily walked towards Kohli. At the end of the match, RCB won by eight wickets, both Kohli and Gambhir shake hands. During the post-match presentation, Kohli said, " It's done, what is done on the field is done (spat) " Gambhir said, " It happens in the heat of the moment. We don't need to carry it off the field. It is a tough sport, no love lost. " These ugly spat brought back memories of the first edition of IPL, where Harbhajan Singh slap Sreesanth, after Mumbai India...

India's Middle order batsman Virat Kohli bagged the International Cricketer of the Year award on Friday. Kohli, beat the Australian captain Michael Clarke, former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara and South African opener Hashim Amla to be the vice captain of the side. Pakistan named as the Best International Cricket Team in the 2011-2012 season and the former Pakistan batsman Zaheer Abbas received the Lifetime Achievement Award. Legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar named the Best Test Batsman trophy while former Pakistan captain  Inzamam-ul-Haq was honoured with the Best ODI Batsman award. The 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev was lifted the Best Test bowler, Akram received the Best ODI bowler award. CEAT Audience Choice Awards went jointly to former Pakistan opener Saeed Anwar and Indian opener Virender Sehwag. India U-19 World Cup winning captain Unmukt Chand received the first-ever CEAT young Indian cricketer award, who collected the trophy from Gava...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor signed up Indian batsman Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador to endorse its passenger car models. The Delhi-born Kohli was excited to be a part of Toyota's.

India's most promising batsman Virat Kohli stated " Sachin Tendulkar is the reason I started playing. " Virat said " He is the reason why I have started playing cricket. Like me I think most of the youngsters in the India started playing cricket because of him. " " Now it is just a great honour to share the same dressing room with him. I remember when I was small, my only dream was to see him in real life and to play with him now is just a great honour for me. I couldn't have asked for anything more, " he added.

Virat Kohli has been appointed as vice-captain for the Asia Cup , Indian selectors reported. Selectors has been given another chance to Sachin Tendulkar to play in Asia Cup despite his poor performance in the ongoing tri-series in Australia. Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan has been rested for the Asia cup starting from March 11 in Bangladesh. Yusuf Pathan and Bengal pacer Ashok Dinda both has been included in the 15-member squad. Indian squad for Asia Cup : MS Dhoni (Captain), Gautam Gambhir, Sachin Tendulkar, Suresh Raina, Virat Kohli, Manoj Tiwary, Irfan Pathan, Rahul Sharma, Vinay Kumar, Yusuf Pathan, Rohit Sharma, Praveen Kumar, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and Ashok Dinda.

Thursday, January 5, 2012, Sydney India's middle order batsmen Virat Kohli have been fined 50 percent of his match fees on the second day of test at the SCG for showing his middle finger to the audience. Kohli pleaded guilty after the match and posted on Twitter, " i agree cricketers dont have to retaliate. what when the crowd says the worst things about your mother and sister. the worst ive heard "

India's middle order batsman Suresh Raina and Virat Kohli won the Ceat International Youngster of the Year 2011 and T20 Player of the Year awards on Saturday. Left handed opener batsman Gautam Gambhir won the Match-Winning Innings of the Year for his brilliant 97 runs against Sri Lanka on April 2, in the World Cup final at Wankhede Stadium . England batsman Jonathan Trott won two awards, international cricketer of the year and batsman of the year award. James Anderson won International Bowler of the Year award. Indian explosive batsman Virender sehwag and VVS Laxman both were honored with special award for their huge contribution to Indian cricket and for completing 10 years in international cricket. West Indies former fast bowler Courtney Walsh won the Lifetime Achievement Award for the 2010-11 season. All nine players receive the awards worth Rs 5lakh each and a trophy.