The Kohli family along with their two children -- Vamika and Akaay -- visited the Ashram in Uttar Pradesh and took the blessings of the sant. They stayed in the ashram for 30 minutes.
Sam Konstas’ on-field confrontations with India’s talismanic duo of Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah in his debut series certainly helped him become an overnight sensation with his social media numbers storming by 30,000 per cent. The 19-year-old, who made his debut in the penultimate Test of the five-match rubber in Melbourne, opened up on his on-field spat with Kohli and Bumrah, while effusing praises on the Indian cricket stalwarts.
India’s 3-1 series loss to Australia has raised questions over thefutures of two of the team’s struggling statesmen — Rohit Sharma andVirat Kohli — but head coach Gautam Gambhir insisted that the duo’sfuture plans are entirely their call and the decision to retire or notlies with the players themselves.
Virat Kohli’s on-field theatrics have taken centerstage in the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the Indian superstar making headlines for his fiery confrontations, a costly run-out mix-up, and his resilience with the bat.
India’s assistant coach Abhishek Nayar, however, thinks that the duo’s return to their best is a matter of regaining confidence and composure in the initial phase of their innings.
Chasing 14 runs in the Super Over, Rahul smashed 10 runs off 3 balls and skipper Kohli gave the finishing touch to take India home.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag on Friday criticised the team management's move to leave Rishabh Pant out of the scheme of things.
Virat Kohli trusted his own instinct and cut the ball in the line took it upon himself to do the hard work and run Colin Munro out with a brilliant effort.
For India, Rohit Sharma, Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja have been rested. Sanju Samson will open the innings for the Men in Blue. Washington Sundar and Navdeep Saini are the others to be roped into the final XI.
New Zealand will be looking for a consolatory win. Keeping the poor form of their pacers in mind, the hosts may make some changes into the squad.
