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Virat Kohli To Open With Gautam Gambhir In All-Time XI Of 'Calmest' Players By Fiery Ex-India Pacer

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir have played numerous matches together. They were part of the team that won the 2011 World Cup. Both hail from Delhi and started their career playing for the state team. The similarity does not end there. The duo is well known to be aggressive on the field, never shying away from expressing their opinions. Sreesanth, fire-brand former India pacer, recently picked an interesting all-time XI which had both the players. On Sportskeeda, Sreesanth was asked to pick an all-time XI of 'calmest' players and the pacer's picks were interesting as all the name that he took have a reputation to be hot-headed.

"Don't Say There's Any Tiff": Gautam Gambhir's 'Class' Act Regarding Virat Kohli Revealed

Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir - two names, which have often intrigued cricket fans. While they started their cricket journey playing for Delhi, both players made headlines time and again for their on-field clashes too. The two players were also in the same team that won the 2011 World Cup. While their on-field tiffs have well publicised, Gambhir has always maintained that he has a lot of respect for Kohli.

"Influence Of Someone Like Virat Kohli...": Ricky Ponting's Blunt Warning Ahead Of India's Tour Of Australia

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has lauded Virat Kohli for revolutionizing Test cricket in India. Ponting highlighted the significant impact Kohli had since taking over as Test captain, leading to a remarkable turnaround in the team's performance. Kohli's captaincy, which began at the end of 2014 and continued until early 2022, saw India flourish. He instilled an aggressive brand of cricket within the team, making them believe in their ability to win overseas. Under his leadership, India became the first Asian team to win a Test series on Australian soil.

First Time In 92 Years: India 1 Win Away From Sensational Test Cricket Feat

After a long gap of 45 days, the Indian cricket team is set to return to action next week as they take on Bangladesh in the first Test of a two-match series in Chennai. Ahead of the series opener, the Rohit Sharma-led side assembled in Chennai on Friday, with head coach Gautam Gambhir leading a training session at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The series will be Gambhir's first Test assignement since taking over as head coach from Rahul Dravid in July. Since making their Test debut in 1932, India have featured in 579 matches. While they have won and lost 178 games each, a total of 222 matches have witnessed a stalemate.

Will Chennai Super Kings Retain MS Dhoni If BCCI Allows Just 2 IPL Retentions? Report Says...

There has been a lot of chatter surrounding the possible retention rules ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Media reports claimed that the franchises have not agreed on a number as of now and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has also not announced anything officially. However, according to Cricbuzz, Chennai Super Kings will be retaining Dhoni irrespective of how many retentions they get ahead of the new season. There have been reports that BCCI are looking to introduce a rule that may put Dhoni in the 'uncapped' category. However, the report claimed that the five-time IPL winners are willing to retain the services of the veteran wicket-keeper batter irrespective of any rule change.

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni Ignored As Yuvraj Singh Picks This India Star "To Bat For His Life"

Rohit Sharma ended India's 11-year drought for an ICC title, leading the team to a T20 World Cup title earlier this year in June. Rohit was in imperious form throughout the tournament, scoring 251 runs in eight matches at an average of 36.71. During a "This or That" session with Sportskeeda, former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was asked to name a player who he would want to bat for his life. Responding to the query, Yuvraj picked India captain Rohit, pointing that his batting style is similar to him.

No Virat Kohli At No. 3 As Mumbai Indians Star Picks All-Time India ODI XI

Veteran leg-spinner Piyush Chawla, who last played an international match in December 2012, has picked his all-time India ODI XI. While speaking to Shubhankar Mishra on the latter's podcast, Chawla, who hasn't played for India in over a decade, picked legendary wicketkeeper-batter MS Dhoni as the captain of the team. At the top of the order, Chawla picked legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar and current India captain Rohit Sharma as openers. At no.3, the 35-year-old made a surprise pick in the form of Virender Sehwag, and demoted Virat Kohli to no. 4.

"KL Rahul Will Always Be In The Shadows Of Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli": Ex-India Star

India's two-match Test series against Bangladesh is set to kick off on November 19. The series will also see Rishabh Pant making his comeback to Test cricket as the player missed the format since his horrible car crash in December 2022. While Pant will be the cynosure of all eyes, it will also be interesting to see if the Indian cricket team shows more trust on KL Rahul's experience or it goes with a young Sarfaraz Khan, who has piled lots of runs in the past few years. Both of them have been named in the squad for the first Test against Bangladesh.

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Virat Kohli To Open With Gautam Gambhir In All-Time XI Of 'Calmest' Players By Fiery Ex-India Pacer

"Don't Say There's Any Tiff": Gautam Gambhir's 'Class' Act Regarding Virat Kohli Revealed

"Influence Of Someone Like Virat Kohli...": Ricky Ponting's Blunt Warning Ahead Of India's Tour Of Australia

First Time In 92 Years: India 1 Win Away From Sensational Test Cricket Feat

Will Chennai Super Kings Retain MS Dhoni If BCCI Allows Just 2 IPL Retentions? Report Says...

Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni Ignored As Yuvraj Singh Picks This India Star "To Bat For His Life"

No Virat Kohli At No. 3 As Mumbai Indians Star Picks All-Time India ODI XI

"KL Rahul Will Always Be In The Shadows Of Rohit Sharma And Virat Kohli": Ex-India Star