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India vs South Africa: Jaded Virat Kohli in all likelihood to be rested for T20 home series

Virat Kohli, in all likelihood, will be rested for the upcoming five-match Twenty20 series against South Africa. The break is expected to help Kohli recharge his batteries before the high-profile England tour. It has been learnt that the national selection committee, headed by Chetan Sharma, would allow India's No. 1 batter to take some time off from the game after spending considerable time in bio-bubble in the last two months.

IPL 2022: Struggling Virat Kohli mutes TV to silence critics

Virat Kohli says that he has a sure-fire way of drowning out his growing number of critics -- he just mutes the television. The 33-year-old former India skipper has endured an extended batting slump for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and fell for his third golden duck of the season on Sunday. Commentators have said that the usually prolific batsman looks "overcooked" and needs a break, but in a mostly light-hearted video on Bangalore's website Kohli said that he has learnt to drown out those who criticise him.

Watch: Virat Kohli Loses In Final Of RCBs Intra-Squad TT Competition

Currently fourth in the IPL 2022 Points Table, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have registered 14 points in 12 games including seven wins and five defeats. The Faf du Plessis-led side are on a two-match unbeaten run with plenty of positives, and negatives, ahead of their upcoming game vs Punjab Kings (PBKS). Ahead of their match vs PBKS, the franchise had a intra-squad "table tennis clashathon " competition as a bonding exercise and the tournament saw Virat Kohli finish as runners-up with a surprise winner. The competition also saw some big clashes including Sanjay Bangar's win vs Harshal Patel.

"Price Tag Pressure...": Ishan Kishan Reveals Discussions With Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli After Being Bought For INR 15.25 cr

High price-tag does create an unimaginable pressure and that's the reason why Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 auction's costliest buy Ishan Kishan was advised by current India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli not to lose sleep over something which is not under his control. Mumbai Indians re-bought Ishan from the auction at a staggering price of Rs 15.25 crore but so far, there hasn't been return on investment with the Jharkhand dasher accumulating only 321 runs.

Struggling Virat Kohli Mutes TV To Silence Critics

Out-of-form Virat Kohli says that he has a sure-fire way of drowning out his growing number of critics -- he just mutes the television. The 33-year-old former India skipper has endured an extended batting slump for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League and fell for his third golden duck of the season on Sunday. Commentators have said that the usually prolific batsman looks "overcooked" and needs a break, but in a mostly light-hearted video on Bangalore's website Kohli said that he has learnt to drown out those who criticise him.

Watch: Is AB de Villiers Returning To RCB? Virat Kohli "Spills The Beans"

Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers was one of the biggest names in the Indian Premier League, but the long-time Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) announced his retirement from all forms of cricket ahead of the ongoing season. One of the most versatile batters, aptly nicknamed Mr 360, de Villiers was one of the most crucial player for RCB over the years, often rescuing them from difficult situations. Although RCB are in contention for a play-off spot this season, his absence has been felt by the team, especially in a few defeats where the batting let them down.

"Does He Say The Same About Rohit Sharma?": Matthew Hayden On Ravi Shastri's Virat Kohli "Needs A Break" Comment

Virat Kohli recorded his third golden duck of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season against SunRisers Hyderabad on Sunday and once again a debate has started on whether the batter should take a break to rejuvenate himself. The idea was first floated by former Team India head coach Ravi Shastri, who has followed Kohli from close quarters. Whether the former India skipper needs a break was even discussed on-air by Harsha Bhogle, Matthew Hayden and Sunil Gavaskar while they were doing commentary for the match between RCB and SRH.

"We Were Even Contemplating...": Faf du Plessis' Big Admission After RCB's Win Over SRH In IPL 2022

In the match against SunRisers Hyderabad in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost Virat Kohli on the first ball of the game but skipper Faf du Plessis played the anchor role to help take RCB's score past the 190-run mark. At the backend of the innings, the South African star was visibly tired and, in the end, it was Dinesh Karthik who scored a quickfire 30 to provide the much-needed impetus to the innings. After the win over SRH, du Plessis said that "we were even contemplating myself --retiring out".

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India vs South Africa: Jaded Virat Kohli in all likelihood to be rested for T20 home series

IPL 2022: Struggling Virat Kohli mutes TV to silence critics

Watch: Virat Kohli Loses In Final Of RCBs Intra-Squad TT Competition

"Price Tag Pressure...": Ishan Kishan Reveals Discussions With Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli After Being Bought For INR 15.25 cr

Struggling Virat Kohli Mutes TV To Silence Critics

Watch: Is AB de Villiers Returning To RCB? Virat Kohli "Spills The Beans"

"Does He Say The Same About Rohit Sharma?": Matthew Hayden On Ravi Shastri's Virat Kohli "Needs A Break" Comment

"We Were Even Contemplating...": Faf du Plessis' Big Admission After RCB's Win Over SRH In IPL 2022