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Virat Kohli Joins Sachin Tendulkar In Elite List, Becomes Only Current Player In World To...

India's talismanic batter Virat Kohli registered another illustrious milestone to his name, as he breached the 1000 fours mark in Test cricket. Having already done so in one-day internationals, Kohli reached the 4-digit mark in the longest format too, as India defeated Bangladesh in the second Test at Kanpur. Virat, who has a total of 1302 fours to his name in ODI cricket, reached 1001 fours mark in Test cricket during his stay on the crease on Day 5 of the second Test against Bangladesh at the Green Park Stadium on Tuesday.

South Africa Defeat West Indies To Maintain 25-Year Test Series Grip

South Africa defeated the West Indies by 40 runs on an eventful third day of the second and final Test on Saturday to extend their dominance over the Caribbean side. Set a challenging target of 263 after fast bowler Jayden Seales' Test-best figures of six for 61 dismissed the Proteas for 246 in their second innings in the morning session, the home team lost wickets at regular intervals to be dismissed for 222. In a cruel twist of fate, Seales was the last wicket to fall just minutes before the scheduled close of play. He fell to man of the series Keshav Maharaj who claimed his 13th wicket of the two-match duel via a short-leg catch by David Bedingham.

Brian Lara Faces Big Backlash For 'Categorically False' Claims In His Book

Viv Richards and Carl Hooper has demanded an apology from Brian Lara over claims made by the legendary West Indies batter in his book "Lara: The England Chronicles". Lara claimed that Richard used to intimidate players in the West Indies cricket team and he would make him cry every few weeks. He further claimed that Viv also made Hooper cry "once a week". However, Richards and Hooper have come up a joint statement regarding the things written in Lara's book. The statement stated that the two former cricketers are disappointed at the “gross misrepresentations” in the book and it further alleged that they “distort the “reality” of the relationship they have off the field.

Brian Lara Names Most Talented Player Of All Time, Says "Not Even Sachin Tendulkar, Myself..."

Two of the finest batters of all time, India great Sachin Tendulkar and West Indies legend Brian Lara broke several records during their playing days, and many of them still stand till date. While Tendulkar is the all-time leading run-scorer in both Tests (15,921) and ODIs (18,426), Lara holds the record for the highest score by a batter in Tests (400) and First Class Cricket (501). While Lara has always been a huge admirer of Tendulkar, and vice-versa, the former West Indies has named a player who he thinks was even more naturally gifted than him and the 'Master Blaster'.

Harbhajan Singh Picks 3 Top Batters In The World. No Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

Former Indian cricket team spinner Harbhajan Singh did not include both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma while picking the top three batters in the world. The top pick for the cricketer, who won the 2007 T20 World Cup as well as the 2011 ODI World Cup, was the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. He also named former South Africa all-rounder Jacques Kallis and West Indies great Brian Lara as his other two options. In a video that has gone viral on social media, Harbhajan was asked to choose the top three batters in the world and he went for three legendary options rather than any player who are currently playing the game.

"I Was At Fault, Harbhajan Singh Too Admitted Mistake": Kamran Akmal Reveals Chat Details

Two of the finest former cricketers for their respective teams, Harbhajan Singh and Kamran Akmal came face-to-face during the World Championship of Legends match in England. The animated chat between the two made fans believe that the former Pakistan star's controversial 'Sikh joke' at Arshdeep Singh was likely a topic of discussion. Kamran has now come out and admitted that it was a topic of discussion between the two. But, there was another topic which he raised during the chat, following which Harbhajan apologised.

Brian Lara Picks 2 Indians Among Future Stars Who Can Break His 400-Run Record

From an unbeaten 501 in a County match, to 400 not out in a single innings of a Test match, Brian Lara pulled off some incredible records during his playing career. Lara broke the record for must runs by a batter in a single innings of Test match not once, but twice. In 1994, he overtook compatriot Gary Sobers' 365 and scored 375 against England at St. John's. The record was broken 10 years later when Matthew Hayden smashed 385 against Zimbabwe.

Watch: Harbhajan Singh Can't Stop Laughing As Babar Azam Gets Compared To Brian Lara

A video of Harbhajan Singh is going viral on social media in which the former India spinner could be seen getting into a laughter riot when asked to pick one between Pakistan batter Babar Azam and West Indies great Brian Lara. The surfaced clip is from Star Sports' Caught & Bold show. At the start of the video, Harbhajan was asked to pick one between Brian Lara and Sri Lanka legend Kumar Sangakkara. The Indian picked Lara. This was when he was asked to pick one between Lara and Babar, and what followed was absolute laughter from Harbhajan and other members present in the panel.

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Virat Kohli Joins Sachin Tendulkar In Elite List, Becomes Only Current Player In World To...

South Africa Defeat West Indies To Maintain 25-Year Test Series Grip

Brian Lara Faces Big Backlash For 'Categorically False' Claims In His Book

Brian Lara Names Most Talented Player Of All Time, Says "Not Even Sachin Tendulkar, Myself..."

Harbhajan Singh Picks 3 Top Batters In The World. No Virat Kohli Or Rohit Sharma

"I Was At Fault, Harbhajan Singh Too Admitted Mistake": Kamran Akmal Reveals Chat Details

Brian Lara Picks 2 Indians Among Future Stars Who Can Break His 400-Run Record

Watch: Harbhajan Singh Can't Stop Laughing As Babar Azam Gets Compared To Brian Lara