Kohli 'Overcooked,' Needs Break From Cricket: Ravi Shastri
Former Indian cricket head coach Ravi Shastri suggested that cricketer Virat Kohli needs a break from cricket. He said that Kohli is "overcooked," and that he needs to take a step back now. Shastri added that Kohli, who has not been able to score a century since November 2019, needs to reflect on the situation, and decide what to do. He also warned that Kohli's brain would get "fried" otherwise.
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Virat Kohli Retains Top Spot As 'Most Valued Celebrity Brand' In India
Former Indian Cricket Team Captain Virat Kohli has been named as the most valued celebrity brand in India, with $185.7 million (close to Rs 1,400 crore) in 2021. The report by Duff & Phelps, a consultancy firm, also reported Ranveer Singh ($158.3 million) in the second spot, followed by Akshay Kumar ($139.6 million), and Alia Bhatt ($68.1 million). Furthermore, the product brand endorsements by top 20 celebrities increased to 376.
Tags: Virat Kohli, Alia Bhat, Brand Value, celebrity, Report 2021
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Kohli's Historic 100th Test Match Not Behind Closed Doors: BCCI
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli's 100th Test match against Sri Lanka will be open for public, confirmed BCCI Secretary Jay Shah. On March 1, the BCCI said, test series against Sri Lanka, starting from March 4, at Punjab Cricket Stadium in Mohali, will have spectators. With the announcement, Kohli's fans got excited as they will witness former Indian Test Captain's 'historic' 100th test match.
Tags: Virat Kohli, test match, Sri Lanka, Jay Shah, BCCI
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Virat Kohli Gets Dismissed For 'Two-Ball Duck'; Twitter Reacts
After the third One Day International (ODI) between West Indies and India, Twitter got frenzy on Virat Kohli, who got dismissed in two-ball duck. After winning the toss, India chose batting and secured 265 runs. Kohli previously got dismissed in the same fashion during the February 11th match, in Ahmedabad. Netizens gave mixed (bad/good) reactions. India won two ODIs against WI in WI series, started from February 6.
Tags: Virat Kohli, West Indies, West Indies series, ODI, Cricket
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Anushka Sharma Breaks Silence As Daughter Vamika's Pictures Goes Viral
Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma issued a statement after her daughter Vamika was photographed at a cricket stadium on January 23. When Virat Kohli scored a half- century, Vamika was captured. Anushka took it to her Instagram and said, "We want to inform everyone that we were caught off guard and didn’t know that the camera was on us." She further requested media houses and fans not to circulate Vamika's pictures from earlier explained… read-more
Tags: Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli, Vamika, Instagram, India vs South Africa
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''Virat Kohli Was Forced To Leave Captaincy Of India,'' Says Shoaib Akhtar
Former Pakistan cricketer, Shoaib Akhtar has stated that Virat Kohli was forced to leave the captaincy of India. On January 15, Kohli had stepped down as India's Test captain after seven years as Test Captain. ''He is a great batsman and has achieved more than anyone else in the world. He just needs to go out there and play with his natural flow,'' said Akhtar, while talking to ANI.
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Virat Kohli Rejects BCCI's Offer To Lead 100th Test Match In Bengaluru
After resigning as the Test Captaincy, on January 17, Virat Kohli turned down the offer of the BCCI to lead the 100th Test series, in Bengaluru. "One match makes no difference, that's not how I am," said Kohli, reported by Hindustan Times. On January 15, Virat Kohli announced to step down from Test Captaincy. Meanwhile, the BCCI is likely to announce new Test Captaincy, either KL Rahul or Rohit Sharma.
Tags: Virat Kohli, BCCI, Indian Skipper, Test Captaincy, Indian Cricket Team
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Skipper Virat Kholi Steps Down As India's Test Captain After 7 Years
Indian Skipper Virat Kohli on January 15 announced to step down as Indian Test Captain after serving for 7 years. Reacting to Kohli's decision the BCCI president Sourav Ganguly said, his decision to step down as captain was a "personal one" and the board respects his decision. Earlier, in 2021, he had stepped down as the T20 captain. Notably, the decision comes after India lost the Test series against South Africa.
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Gautam Gambhir Slams Virat Kohli Over Stump Mic Outburst, Call Him 'Immature'
Former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir on January 13, slammed Indian skipper Virat Kohli and called his act 'very immature'. Virat got frustrated when a DRS call went against them of Dean Elgar. Kohli, KL Rahul, and Ravichandran Ashwin made some unsavory comments about the broadcaster on the stump mic. "I think Dravid will talk to him," Gambhir said on Star Sports.
Tags: Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Cricket news, Sports news, South Africa
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Gautam Gambhir Supports BCCI For Announcing Two Captains
Cricketer turned politician Gautam Gambhir supported decision of the BCCI having split captaincy of the Indian Cricket Team. The BJP MP said, "I think, it's good for Indian Cricket that now we have got two captains, one in white ball cricket and one in red ball cricket". Recently, the BCCI announced Rohit Sharma as full time ODI captain, making Indian team to have two captains,Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Tags: Gautam Gambhir, BCCI, Indian Cricket Team, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli
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