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What Virat Kohli Brings To Indian Test Team, Skipper Rohit Sharma Sums Up

Despite having an upper hand in the game, Team India failed to clinch a victory in the second Test against West Indies as the final day of the match got washed out due to rain. Asked to bat first, the Rohit Sharma-led side posted a total of 438 and then bundled out the hosts for 255. Later in the second innings, the visitors declared at 181/2 on Day four to set the West Indies an imposing target of 365 runs to win the match. Fiery half-centuries from skipper Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan helped India to post a huge total.

Virat Kohli 7th Most Influential Star On Instagram Above Kim Kardashian, Zendaya

Virat Kohli is currently the third most influential athlete on social media platform Instagram behind football superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. According to HypeAuditor, the former Indian cricket team skipper has 255.6 million followers with his average engagement on the app varying between 4.1 million to 4.5 million per day. Overall, Kohli is seventh in the list ahead of well-known celebrities like Kim Kardashian and Hollywood actress Zendeya. When it comes to total number of followers, Ronaldo tops the list with 597.5 million but with respect to engagement and influence, the report claimed that the top spot belonged to renowned singer-songwriter Selena Gomez.

Shikhar Dhawan Returns, No Place For Yuzvendra Chahal: Ex-India Star's Picks For ICC World Cup 2023 Squad

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer believes that Shikhar Dhawan could be a good addition for the ICC World Cup 2023 but excluded spinner Yuzvendra Chahal while picking the likely squad for the tournament. Jaffer also included KL Rahul and Sanju Samson as his wicket-keeping options but Ishan Kishan was missing from his list. In the bowling department, Jaffer picked three spinners but all of them were left-arm options with Kuldeep Yadav potentially making a comeback in his selected squad. India will play their first game of the competition against Australia on October 8 in Chennai.

"Virat Bhaiya Ran Up And Hugged Me": Mukesh Kumar On Taking Maiden Test Wicket

Having watched Virat Kohli's on-field exploits with awe all these years, it was a surreal feeling for Mukesh Kumar when the former Indian captain rushed to hug him after the Bengal seamer got his maiden Test wicket. Making his Test debut a few months before his 30th birthday, the man from Bihar's Gopalganj is a late bloomer and has had to come up the ranks proving his mettle right from Bengal U-23 to India A in last seven years. "When I got the wicket, Virat bhaiya ran up and hugged me. I was in a different world. The man I have watched all these years on TV and looked up to is hugging you. It felt great," a beaming Mukesh told his senior pace bowling partner (younger in age though) Mohammed Siraj in an interaction for BCCI.TV.

What Virat Kohli Told Ishan Kishan Before Giving His No. 4 Spot On Day 4 Of 2nd Test

After smashing a half-century against West Indies in the second Test, Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan said that Virat Kohli backed him to bat at number four and play his natural game, adding that Rishabh Pant also helped him out with his bat positioning at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). India set a massive total of 365 runs for West Indies to win the ongoing second Test, and Windies lost two wickets in the final session of day four in Port of Spain on Monday.

Virat Kohli Shows His Dance Moves While Eating Pancakes. Video Is Viral

Virat Kohli marked his 500th appearance for India with his 76th international century in the ongoing second Test against West Indies in Trinidad. In the first innings, Kohli slammed a brilliant 121 to set up India's total of 438 runs after the hosts had opted to bowl. Kohli looked in good touch before getting run out unfortunately. The former India captain, who made his Test debut during the tour of West Indies in 2011, also overtook batting great Brian Lara in the list of players with the most numbers of centuries while batting at no. 4.

India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 4: India Aim To Bundle Out West Indies Early

WI vs IND, 2nd Test, Day 4 Live: West Indies will resume play at 229/5 against India (438) on Day 4 of the second and final Test at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Sunday. The hosts trail the visitors by 209 runs, with Alick Athanaze and Jason Holder unbeaten on 37 and 11, respectively.

Mom "Came To See Virat Kohli, Not Me...": West Indies Star Joshua Da Silva's Revelation

Virat Kohli left his mark in the 100th Test between India and West Indies as he smashed his 76th international century, his 29th in the longest format, on Day 2 of the ongoing second Test in Trinidad. Kohli reached three figures within minutes of the start of the day from his overnight score of 88 as India posted a total of 438 to take control of the proceedings. The former India captain was undone by an error of judgement when he was run out for 121, following Alzarri Joseph's direct hit at the non-striker's end from square-leg.

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What Virat Kohli Brings To Indian Test Team, Skipper Rohit Sharma Sums Up

Virat Kohli 7th Most Influential Star On Instagram Above Kim Kardashian, Zendaya

Shikhar Dhawan Returns, No Place For Yuzvendra Chahal: Ex-India Star's Picks For ICC World Cup 2023 Squad

"Virat Bhaiya Ran Up And Hugged Me": Mukesh Kumar On Taking Maiden Test Wicket

What Virat Kohli Told Ishan Kishan Before Giving His No. 4 Spot On Day 4 Of 2nd Test

Virat Kohli Shows His Dance Moves While Eating Pancakes. Video Is Viral

India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd Test, Day 4: India Aim To Bundle Out West Indies Early

Mom "Came To See Virat Kohli, Not Me...": West Indies Star Joshua Da Silva's Revelation