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Virat Kohli's School Teacher Reveals His 'Sachin Tendulkar Promise' As A Young Student

Virat Kohli idolides Sachin Tendulkar, and it isn't a secret. Over the years, many stories have been shared on social media about Virat aspiring to be the next Sachin Tendulkar. Kohli himself has shared a few such stories, revealed how he idolised the Master Blaster growing up and wanted to become like him when he grew up. When Kohli scored his 50th ODI ton, he went past Tendulkar's record and bowed in front of him inside the stadium, dedicating the performance to the 'God of Cricket'.

'This Is The Answer': Boxer Gaurav Bidhuri And Sports Icons Salute Operation Sindoor

As most Indians slept peacefully in their homes, the Indian Army was wide awake — planning and executing a precise and powerful military operation that would echo across the borders. #OperationSindoor." The aftermath of the precision strikes by the Indian armed forces in terror installations in Pakistan has ignited a wave of nationalistic pride across the country, with #OperationSindoor and #JaiHind dominating social media. The Indian sports fraternity too rose in unison to hail the armed forces for the air strikes.

Zhao Xinton Creates History, Becomes China's First World Snooker Champion

Zhao Xintong became the first Chinese player to win the World Snooker Championship as the qualifier completed his stunning march to the title with a 18-12 victory against Mark Williams in the final on Monday. Zhao made history at Sheffield's Crucible Theatre by taking the seven frames he required to clinch the trophy after building a dominant 11-6 lead in Sunday's sessions. The 28-year-old was only China's second World Championship finalist, emulating Ding Junhui's run to the 2016 showpiece.

"I'll Tell BCCI To...": Gautam Gambhir Sets Record Straight On Relationship With Virat Kohli

India head coach Gautam Gambhir opened up about the bond he shares with batting stalwart and his "friend" Virat Kohli. Gambhir and Virat have had a history of engaging in heated arguments on the field, which have sparked rumours about the relationship that the duo shares. The rumours spiked especially after their animated interaction during a fixture between the Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.

Hardik Pandya Handed Huge Punishment By BCCI After MI's Loss vs Gujarat Titans. Reason Is...

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya and his team were handed hefty fines for maintaining a slow over rate, while their rival side Gujarat Titans' head coach Ashish Nehra also copped a financial penalty and a demerit point for conduct "contrary to the spirit of the game" in their IPL clash. MI lost by three wickets via the Duckworth-Lewis (DLS) method to GT in a rain-affected match which concluded well past midnight at the Wankhede Stadium. "As it was his team's second offence of the season under the IPL's Code of Conduct relating to minimum over-rate offences, Pandya was fined Rs 24 lakh," the IPL said in a statement. The rest of the MI team, including the impact player and concussion substitute, were each individually fined either Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lesser.

"I Never Make...": Ignored Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar Opens Up On Team India Return

Indian pace veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar, currently playing for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) opened up on donning national colours once again, saying that he has not been making any goals for himself over last few years and whatever comes his way, he will accept it. Bhuvneshwar was speaking in a video posted on RCB's official X handle. The 'Swing King', as he is known by his fans, last played for India in a T20I against New Zealand in November 2022. Since then, younger pacers like Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik, Mayank Yadav etc have been given chances to play alongside stars like Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj etc.

"Dharmo...": Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir React To Indian Army's 'Operation Sindoor'

Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir reacted to Indian Army's 'Operation Sindoor' in retaliation to the terror attacks in Pahalgam. Gambhir took to social media with the graphics of Operation Sindoor and wrote - "Jai Hind". Former cricketers Virender Sehwag, Suresh Raina and Aakash Chopra took to social media on Wednesday, hailing the Indian Army for the successful execution of 'Operation Sindoor', which targeted nine anti-Indian terror infrastructures in both Pakistan and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack.

"Hardly Got To Bat": GT Assistant Coach Parthiv Patel Defends Team's Middle-Order

Following the thrilling win in a rain-curtailed match against Mumbai Indians (MI), Gujarat Titans (GT) assistant coach Parthiv Patel defended the performance of his side's middle-order, saying that they have hardly got to bat in the presence of its dominant top three of skipper Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler and they seek to improve as tournament progresses. It was a rollercoaster ride for GT and MI fans as a target of 156 runs was reduced to 147 runs in 19 overs during a match curtailed by rain, which saw the 2022 champions emerge as victors in a last-ball thriller.

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Virat Kohli's School Teacher Reveals His 'Sachin Tendulkar Promise' As A Young Student

'This Is The Answer': Boxer Gaurav Bidhuri And Sports Icons Salute Operation Sindoor

Zhao Xinton Creates History, Becomes China's First World Snooker Champion

"I'll Tell BCCI To...": Gautam Gambhir Sets Record Straight On Relationship With Virat Kohli

Hardik Pandya Handed Huge Punishment By BCCI After MI's Loss vs Gujarat Titans. Reason Is...

"I Never Make...": Ignored Pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar Opens Up On Team India Return

"Dharmo...": Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir React To Indian Army's 'Operation Sindoor'

"Hardly Got To Bat": GT Assistant Coach Parthiv Patel Defends Team's Middle-Order