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"He Was Alone And...": Ex-India Star Recalls Saddest Phase Of Virat Kohli's Career

Star India batter Virat Kohli was only 18 when he lost his father. He was playing a Ranji Trophy match for his home side Delhi against Karnataka when he got the news of his father's death. His father, Prem, died at the age of 54 in the early hours on December 19, 2006. India pacer Ishant Sharma shares a close bond with Kohli, having played with him since their U-17 days. Ishant recalled the day after Kohli's father had died, labelling it as the saddest day of the batting maestro's career.

Indian Cricket Fraternity Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of 1983 World Cup Triumph

As India celebrates the 40th anniversary of its World Cup victory, legendary cricketers like Virender Sehwag and VVS Laxman took to their social media accounts to thank the 1983 World Cup legends for inspiring many to represent the country someday. Today, India is celebrating the completion 40 years of its maiden World Cup victory under the leadership of legendary all-rounder Kapil Dev. Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag in a tweet said, "The catch that changed Indian Cricket forever. Kapil Paaji with that catch of Viv Richards and with his team of great contributors and a passionate dream led India to World Cup glory. What a day!"

Watch: Air Hostess Offers MS Dhoni Chocolates During Flight In Viral Video, Internet Reacts

MS Dhoni is undoubtedly one of the greatest captains cricket ever witnessed. Be it the 2007 T20 World Cup, the 2011 ODI World Cup or the 2013 Champions Trophy, Dhoni, the leader, has played a crucial role in the side's road to the glory. As a result not only he is a favourite player for many around the world, but also receives a lot of respect. Despite calling time on his international cricket career in 2020, Dhoni continues to rule the hearts of his fans.

"He's Over Complicating Things...": Ricky Ponting's Advice For Australia Batter Ahead Of 2nd Ashes Test

Former captain Ricky Ponting has offered technical advice to Australia batters Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head to counter England's bowling attack ahead of the second Ashes Test starting Wednesday at the Lord's. Australia won the opening Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham by two wickets in what was the first match of the new ICC World Test Championship cycle. There were a number of impressive individual performances, but Labuschagne and Head struggled in the Ashes opener.

"Didn't Deserve To Win": West Indies Coach Daren Sammy After Loss vs Zimbabwe

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy chastised his fielders for their shoddy performance, which let Zimbabwe off the hook and admitted to being "extremely disappointed" by his team's effort. West Indies dropped Sikandar Raza twice, first on 1 and again on 7, and the hitter took advantage of those reprieves to score 68 runs off 58 balls. West Indies made four catches in all, with Alzarri Joseph responsible for three of them. "Extremely disappointed. At the toss, we got to do what we wanted to do, which is to bowl first. Look, if we continue to display this type of fielding - we've spoken about it for the last few games - and if you keep giving the opposition's best batters chances, eventually the cricket gods will catch up with you," Sammy said at his post-match press conference.

"Realised Why 'Kattappa' Killed Baahubali": Virender Sehwag's Fun Take On Prabhas' Adipurush

Om Raut's directorial film Adipurush has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons, ever-since it's teaser was launched. The film which stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles, is a dramatic retelling of the Ramayana. The movie has been widely criticised by many religious groups, viewers and movie critics for it's VFX, depiction of the characters as well as dialogues. Amid all the backlash, film Adipurush has got another critic in the form of former India batter Virender Sehwag, who also expressed his disappointment.

Cheteshwar Pujara's Short Message After Test Snub Leaves Twitter Emotional

Cheteshwar Pujara took to Twitter to post a video of his batting along with a short message just a day after he was dropped from the India's Test squad for the upcoming tour of West Indies. The exclusion of Pujara prompted a massive discussion among fans and experts with several of them criticising the selectors for singling out the veteran for the failures of Indian batters in the WTC final. Pujara did not have a good outing in the match. In the post he shared on social media, the right-handed batter could be seen playing a number of shots at the crease. He added just two emojis along with his Twitter post.

"Cannot Cope With Test Cricket...': Ravi Shastri's Massive Comment On Hardik Pandya

Former Indian cricket team head coach Ravi Shastri believes that all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be able to cope with Test cricket after his injury and he should focus more on white-ball cricket. Pandya showed brilliant captaincy skills for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Shastri said that he should become the white-ball skipper after the ODI World Cup 2023. In an interview with The Week, Shastri clarified that Rohit should be captain for the World Cup but Pandya should take over once the tournament is done.

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"He Was Alone And...": Ex-India Star Recalls Saddest Phase Of Virat Kohli's Career

Indian Cricket Fraternity Celebrates 40th Anniversary Of 1983 World Cup Triumph

Watch: Air Hostess Offers MS Dhoni Chocolates During Flight In Viral Video, Internet Reacts

"He's Over Complicating Things...": Ricky Ponting's Advice For Australia Batter Ahead Of 2nd Ashes Test

"Didn't Deserve To Win": West Indies Coach Daren Sammy After Loss vs Zimbabwe

"Realised Why 'Kattappa' Killed Baahubali": Virender Sehwag's Fun Take On Prabhas' Adipurush

Cheteshwar Pujara's Short Message After Test Snub Leaves Twitter Emotional

"Cannot Cope With Test Cricket...': Ravi Shastri's Massive Comment On Hardik Pandya