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Turned Down Chole Puri, Then Virat Kohli Ate This Desi Dish With Delhi Teammates Ahead Of Ranji Trophy Return

At exactly 9am when his jet black Porsche zoomed in through the Feroz Shah Kotla ground's 'Virender Sehwag Gate', it was homecoming for Delhi's very own Virat Kohli, who checked in for a training stint with his first-class team after more than 12 years. Save for pacer Navdeep Saini, all other 18 members of Delhi's squad had only seen him on TV and grown up listening to the tales of how 'Cheeku', the cherubic talent, became the 'King' of Indian cricket. In the last 15 years, Delhi's 'Cheeku' became a hazy memory as he turned into the most commercially viable brand in global cricket, the face that ICC sold in its Olympic bid presentation.

"Getting Medical Certificate Is Child's Play": Sunil Gavaskar Roasts Virat Kohli, KL Rahul

As the likes of Rohit Sharma, Shreyas Iyer, Ravindra Jadeja, Shubman Gill, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal, etc. joined their respective Ranji Trophy sides, a few others like Virat Kohli and KL Rahul gave the round a miss due to 'injury issues'. A host of senior Team India stars marked their return to domestic cricket after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) issued a 10-point diktat, all but mandating domestic cricket participation. Kohli and Rahul, who didn't join their teams in the last round, cited 'injury concerns' as the reason behind their absence.

"Can't Be In 4th Gear In...": R Ashwin's Blunt Message To England After 'Series Of Mistakes' vs India

Indian cricket team registered brilliants victories over England in the first two T20Is of the five-match series. With 2-0 lead, Suryakumar Yadav and co will now look to seal the series in the upcoming third T20I match on Tuesday in Rajkot. In the first two games, England batters completely failed to leave a mark with skipper Jos Buttler being the only positive. Former India all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin recently took a dig at England's poor batting performance and even compared it to driving in Bengaluru's traffic.

U19 WC: Trisha Gongadi's All-Round Show Guides India To 150-Run Win Over Scotland

Trisha Gongadi scored a maiden ton as India thrashed Scotland by 150 runs in the Super Six match of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur at the Bayuemas Oval on Tuesday. Trisha played a blistering knock of unbeaten 110 off 59 balls and became the first player to smash a century in the U19 Women's T20 World Cup. With the history-making knock, the 19-year-old has also become the top scorer in the tournament - amassing 230 runs in five matches.

"Playing At International Series India Feels Like Homecoming": Golfer Shubhankar Sharma

Indian golfer Shubhankar Sharma is under no illusion over the stern test coming from old friends and familiar faces as a stellar field lineup for a crack at the US$2 million International Series India in Gurugram this week. The headlines may be about LIV Golf superstars such as reigning US Open champion Bryson DeChambeau and Joaquin Niemann, the 2024 International Series rankings winner, but Sharma is wary of the threat posed by his fellow Indian golfers from January 30 to February 2 at the DLF Golf and Country Club.

"I Don't Touch Other Women": Uzbek GM Refuses Handshake With India's Vaishali, Triggers Row

Grandmaster Nodirbek Yakubboev's refusal to shake hands with Indian GM R Vaishali stirred up a controversy at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament before the Uzbek apologised, saying that he meant no disrespect and didn't respond to the gesture because of "religious reasons". In a video shared by ChessBase India on social media, Vaishali can be seen extending her hand before the start of a fourth-round contest against Yakubboev, who sat down without responding to it, leaving the Indian visibly awkward.

"Not Champions Trophy, But England Tour...": On Gautam Gambhir's Sacking Chances, 'Critical Parameter' Revealed

Gautam Gambhir, like many Indian cricketers, is facing intense scrutiny after recent performances. Since the time Gambhir took over as India's head coach, the side lost in Sri Lanka in an ODI series, then against New Zealand at home in Test series and finally, got beaten 3-1 by Australia in the Border Gavaskar Trophy. It is after many years that Indian cricket team has had such a series of failures. A report even said that after the Champions Trophy 2025, Gambhir's contract may be reviewed.

Anand Mahindra Fulfills Promise, Gifts Paralympics Medallist Archer Sheetal Devi This Car. Not Thar

One of the most inspirational stories in Indian sports arose during the Paris Paralympics 2024, when armless archer Sheetal Devi came into prominence. Then 17, Sheetal was regarded as one of the finest para-archers in the world despite not having arms, and backed up her reputation by winning bronze in the mixed team compound category at Paralympics 2024, alongside Rakesh Kumar. Industrialist and Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra had made a promise to Sheetal to gift her a car, and that has now been fulfilled.

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Turned Down Chole Puri, Then Virat Kohli Ate This Desi Dish With Delhi Teammates Ahead Of Ranji Trophy Return

"Getting Medical Certificate Is Child's Play": Sunil Gavaskar Roasts Virat Kohli, KL Rahul

"Can't Be In 4th Gear In...": R Ashwin's Blunt Message To England After 'Series Of Mistakes' vs India

U19 WC: Trisha Gongadi's All-Round Show Guides India To 150-Run Win Over Scotland

"Playing At International Series India Feels Like Homecoming": Golfer Shubhankar Sharma

"I Don't Touch Other Women": Uzbek GM Refuses Handshake With India's Vaishali, Triggers Row

"Not Champions Trophy, But England Tour...": On Gautam Gambhir's Sacking Chances, 'Critical Parameter' Revealed

Anand Mahindra Fulfills Promise, Gifts Paralympics Medallist Archer Sheetal Devi This Car. Not Thar