Virat runs to Anushka! Romantic celebration after India’s Champions Trophy win
Kohli was seen holding Anushka close and doing a playful thumka. The clip of the couple sharing a bottle of water in between celebrations only added to the frenzy.
Kohli was seen holding Anushka close and doing a playful thumka. The clip of the couple sharing a bottle of water in between celebrations only added to the frenzy.
India’s star batter Shubman Gill retained the top spot in the latest update of the ICC rankings for men’s ODI batters. In addition, Afghanistan’s rising all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai rose to the top of the all-rounder’s rankings after his phenomenal display at the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025.
Star batter Virat Kohli once again displayed why he is rated so highly in white-ball cricket, more so in big-ticket tournaments, and as the master of run-chases, with his gritty half century helping India beat Australia by four wickets in the high-pressure semifinal of the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday.
Riding on Virat Kohli's 84, KL Rahul (42 not out) and Hardik Pandya (28 off 24 balls) gave the finishing touches to India's chase of 265 to progress to the final of the eight-team competition.
With the Indian top order of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Shreyas Iyer firing on all cylinders heading into their semifinal clash against Australia on Tuesday, Aussie skipper Steve Smith hailed his opponent batters’ ability to change gears.
Rohit Sharma, who was initially left out of all the three Indian squads for the Australia tour, was included in the team for the four-match Test series.
The first Test at Adelaide will be India’s first day-nigt Test outside home soil. It will also be Virat Kohli’s only appearance in all-whites in Australia.
The first Test in Australia would be Virat Kohli’s only appearance in all-whites in Australia this time as he would return to India on a paternity leave.
Ricky Ponting says that with the return of Steve Smith and David Warner, Australia will be a better team than they were when India defaated them in 2018-19.
Virat Kohli had already informed the BCCI about his wish to return to India to as he and wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child in January.
