‘Absolutely unnecessary’: Ravi Shastri on Virat Kohli’s confrontation with Sam Konstas | Cricket News – Times of India

Umpire Michael Gough speaks with Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas at the MCG. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former cricketers criticized Virat Kohli on Thursday for seemingly purposefully bumping into rookie Australian batsman Sam Konstas during the fourth Test match in Melbourne.As Konstas blasted the bowlers around the Melbourne Cricket Ground en route…

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‘It wasn’t planned’: Sam Konstas opens up on attacking Jasprit Bumrah and confrontation with Virat Kohli | Cricket News – Times of India

Sam Konstas celebrates scoring a half-century against India at the MCG. (Photo by Morgan Hancock/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian opener Sam Konstas made a dazzling debut against India in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Thursday.Konstas smashed a fifty off just 52 balls and at 19…

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‘Virat Kohli has that personality, and I’m sure we’ll see it in Melbourne,’ says Australian legend | Cricket News – Times of India

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden has offered advice to Virat Kohli on how to rediscover his form in the remaining Border Gavaskar Trophy matches. Hayden believes Kohli should emulate Sachin Tendulkar‘s disciplined approach during the 2004 Sydney Test.Kohli’s performance in the series has been inconsistent, with scores of 5, 100 not out, 7, 11, and…

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Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, Joe Root will decide their retirement: Greg Chappell | Cricket News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell thinks that the modern cricket greats, such as Virat Kohli, Steve Smith, and Joe Root, would know when their time is up, not when others tell them.Chappell also considered how the careers of contemporary greats like Smith, Root, and Kohli illustrate the unavoidable fall of exceptional batsmen. Why…

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‘Jitender itthe aa gaya…’: The story behind Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh’s dance at the Gabba | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh. (Munir Uz Zaman/AFP Photo via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli and Harbhajan Singh share a warm and respectful bond that transcends their cricketing careers. Despite the age difference and contrasting stages of their careers, their friendship is built on mutual admiration, shared experiences, and a deep love for the…

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‘Unfortunate weakness…’: Former Indian cricketer slams Virat Kohli’s adamance | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli after his dismissal by Mitchell Starc in Adelaide. (Photo by William West/AFP via Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli was dismissed for just 7 runs in the pink-ball Test after falling to a probing delivery from Mitchell Starc, highlighting the right-hander’s troubles against deliveries outside off-stump, according to former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar.Kohli…

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‘Virat Kohli making a hundred in 1st Test scares me…’: Michael Clarke looks ahead to pink-ball Test in Adelaide | Cricket News – Times of India

Virat Kohli during a training session at Adelaide Oval. (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former captain and batting mainstay Virat Kohli hit form in the first Test against Australia in Perth with a brilliant hundred in the second innings paving way for India’s 294-run victory and a 1-0 series lead.The second Test of…

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