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  • Suryakumar Yadav commented on Virat Kohli’s tweet, Solzing was done during IPL

    Virat Kohli used a negative strategy against Suryakumar Yadav in a high-voltage match between RCB and Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020. Virat would often come close to Suryakumar and start staring at him. But Suryakumar did not lose his cool and he continued to ignore the RCB captain.

    As soon as he won the match, Suryakumar looked at Kohli and asked him, “Is everything okay?” The fans of Surya liked it a lot, the reason is that they responded to the negative attack in a positive way.

    Suryakumar was not included in any of the formats despite his impressive performance when the team of ODIs, Tests and T20s were selected on the tour of Australia. However, Team India coach Ravi Shastri, while praising this opener of Mumbai Indians, advised to be patient.

    On social media, cricket fans blamed Virat Kohli for not being selected by Suryakumar. Akash Chopra also praised Suryakumar before the selection and said that he will definitely be seen in Team India’s jersey in future.

  • Justin Langer full of ‘respect’ for Virat Kohli’s decision to take paternity leave

    “Of course it will have an impact,” Australia coach Justin Langer said when asked about Virat Kohli returning home after the first Test in Australia later this year for the birth of his first child. Using an Aussie Rules Football parallel, Langer likened Kohli’s absence to “taking Dustin Martin out of Richmond”, but stressed that even without their captain, India “are a very, very good team” and “we have to be on our toes all summer”.

    “Are we happy he is not playing? It’s like taking (AFL star) Dustin Martin out of Richmond,” Langer said with a laugh at a press interaction earlier today. “Of course it will have an impact, but we also know that India beat us last time (in 2018-19). They are a very, very good team. We cannot get complacent for a second with or without Virat.

    “So we are going to have to be on our toes all summer, and we’re looking forward to that.”

    Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their first child around the turn of the year, and Kohli has asked for – and been granted – paternity leave. The tour will start with three ODIs, followed by three T20Is, with the four-Test Border-Gavaskar Trophy played at the end. In a media statement earlier this week, the BCCI confirmed Kohli’s return after the first Test, which will be India’s first day-night Test overseas, but did not specify whether Kohli would rejoin the Indian Test squad at a later stage, though any return would have to negotiate strict quarantine protocols, adding to the time that he would not be available.

    As far as Langer was concerned, though, taking time off for “one of the great things you will ever do” was worth the sacrifice on Kohli’s part.

    “Virat Kohli is probably the best player I have ever seen in my life for so many reasons, not only his batting but his energy and passion for the game, the way he fields. I cannot believe he displays the energy he does in everything he does, and I’ve got so much respect for him,” Langer said. “I’ve also got respect for him in the sense that he’s made this decision (to take paternity leave).

    “He’s a human being like all of us. It’s the same with Kane Richardson. He sacrificed the IPL so that he could be at the birth of his son a couple of days ago. So if I was giving advice to any of my players, I would always say never ever miss the birth of your children, because it is one of the great things you will ever do. Virat’s a human being, and I respect his decision.”

    The Indian contingent – without Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma, who are both carrying injuries – reached Sydney from the UAE on Thursday, and have gone into two weeks’ quarantine straightaway.

  • Australia will easily win Test series without Virat Kohli: Michael Vaughan

    Former England captain Michael Vaughan feels that if Virat Kohli does not play the last three matches of the four-Test series, Australia will win the Border-Gavaskar series with Asseni.

    Kohli’s wife, actress Anushka Sharma, is scheduled to become a mother in January and Kohli sought leave from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), which she has got. On Monday, the board announced that captain Virat had been discharged and that he would return to India after the first Test match starting in Adelaide on 17 December.

    Michael Vaughan tweeted, ‘Virat Kohli is not in the team for three Tests in Australia … Going back to India for the birth of his first child is the right decision … but it means that Australia win the series very comfortably Kohli, however, will play in the series of three ODIs and three T20 T20 Internationals. Apart from this, the first match of the Test series which will be the Pink Ball Test – Kohli will also be a part of it.

  • 27,000 people to see India-Australia Test match in Adelaide, permission granted

    27,000 spectators will be allowed to watch the match in the first day night Test against India at the Adelaide Cricket Stadium in Australia. Cricket Australia confirmed this report on Tuesday. This number of spectators is 50 percent of the total capacity of the stadium. Due to the corona virus epidemic, cricket matches are currently being played in an empty stadium in a bio-bubble environment. Some spectators will be present on this day night Test between India and Australia, starting on 17 December.

    India will play three ODIs, three T20s and four Test matches during the Australia tour. The first ODI in Sydney will be held on 27 November while the Test series will start in Adelaide from 17 December. According to a report, 27,000 tickets are available for each day of the first day-night test. Indian captain Virat Kohli will return home after playing in the first Test. The BCCI has given Virat permission for this. Virat’s wife Anushka Sharma will give birth to her first child in the new year and that is why Virat will return home.

    This will be the first pink ball test between India and Australia. Australia has hosted four day-night Test matches in Adelaide while India played their only day night Test against Bangladesh at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata last year. The Boxing Day Test will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from 26 to 30 December. The government has allowed 25 per cent of the total capacity of the stadium to watch the match. 30,000 spectators will be allowed to attend the fourth Test in Brisbane, which is 75 per cent of the total capacity. For every day of the Boxing Day Test, the government has allowed 25,000 spectators to watch the matches.

    The second Test will be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground where 23,000 spectators will be allowed to watch the match and this number is 50 per cent of the total capacity. The traditional Pink Test will start at Sydney Cricket Ground from January 7, in which 23,000 fans will be allowed to watch matches which is 50 per cent of the total capacity.

  • Steve Waugh Disappointed Virat Kohli To Miss Three Tests

    Australian great Steve Waugh said Tuesday he was surprised and disappointed that India captain Virat Kohli will miss three Tests to be at the birth of his first child, with his absence detracting from the blockbuster series. The 32-year-old and his Bollywood star wife Anushka Sharma are expecting a child in January, and Kohli has been given permission by the Indian cricket board to return home after the first Test in Adelaide, which begins on December 17.

    While the absence of the superstar batsman could improve Australia’s chances of regaining the Border-Gavaskar trophy, it is a blow to broadcasters and cricket chiefs already feeling the effects of a pandemic-affected year.”At the selection committee meeting held on October 26th, 2020, Mr Virat Kohli had informed the BCCI about his plans to return to India after the first Test in Adelaide,” the statement said. “The BCCI has granted paternity leave to the Indian captain. He will return after the first Test against Australia in Adelaide.”

    Rohit Sharma was initially left out of all the squads when the teams for the tour of Australia were announced, due to a hamstring injury suffered during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.

    However, the BCCI have been monitoring his fitness, and have cleared him to play the Test series.

    “The BCCI Medical Team has been monitoring Rohit Sharma’s fitness and has briefed All-India Senior Selection Committee on the same,” the statement said.

    “In consultation with Mr Sharma, it has been decided to rest him for the ODIs and T20Is in Australia to regain full fitness and he has been included in India’s Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy,” it concluded.

  • RCB coach Katich came in defense of Virat Kohli, this thing somewhere in favor of Virat

    Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) head coach Simon Katich has defended skipper Virat Kohli, who faced criticism for not winning the IPL title under his captaincy for eight consecutive years, saying RCB still needed him. RCB are out of the tournament after losing by six wickets to the IPL eliminator from Sunrisers Hyderabad on Friday. With this defeat, Virat’s dream of winning the IPL for the eighth consecutive year under his captaincy was broken and he is facing severe criticism.

    Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has also said after RCB is out of the tournament that RCB should now look for a new option in place of Virat for the captaincy. Gambhir said that the time of eight years is too long and if a team fails to win a single title during this time then the captain should be held accountable for this. He said that he is not against Virat but now the time has come that this 32-year-old player should step aside from the responsibility of captaincy in IPL.

    Katich, while defending Virat’s leadership, specifically mentioned his two important features in a media interaction on Saturday. According to Katich, the first feature is that Virat guides the players very well and his second quality is that he motivates the young players to struggle till the end.

    The RCB coach believes that Virat has provided the best guidance to opener Devdutt Padikal, who made his IPL debut from this season. RCB batsman Devdutt has scored 473 runs this season, including five half-centuries. Katich said, “We are very lucky to have these 11 weeks of work with Virat. Virat is very professional and all the players here respect him very much. “

  • Virat Kohli Rues the Lack of Partnerships Against Mumbai Indians

    Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli was extremely disappointed and unhappy with his batsmen against Mumbai Indians and believes they squandered a chance to make a statement. RCB who were chasing 214 against the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai fell 46 runs short of the target, with Kohli being the lone warrior with a strokeful unbeaten 92.

    “We just threw it away, and must reflect on our dismissals. Few good partnerships would’ve done the trick for us. Not the 40-45 scores but 80-85 one. But credit to Mumbai who bowled really well,” Kohli said post the defeat.
    With his swashbuckling knock, Virat Kohli is now the highest scorer in this season’s IPL and is also the current owner of the orange cap. Kohli’s run tally after four games stands at 201.

    “I don’t really want to wear the orange cap right now. Mumbai played well, we didn’t get any chances, and when you have your back against the wall – like they did – they could play fearlessly. We tried our hardest but couldn’t get the breakthroughs in after the two early wickets,” a dejected Kohli added.

    Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma though was pleased with his team’s performance as they broke a run of defeats in their fourth game.

    “It wasn’t the ideal situation and I thought Umesh bowled in the right areas. There’s always something for the seamers in the first six overs, but the wicket was still soft when I came in, so just wanted to assess the situation and pace my innings. Always easier when you spend some time in the crease. This is a perfect game for us,” Rohit said after the win.

    Mumbai’s batting, especially the captain has come under some scrutiny in the early stages of the IPL this year, but Rohit who will feel better after the 94 run knock says he is likely to bat at number four for Mumbai to give support to middle order.

    “We can take lot of confidence from this game and move ahead. Yes, we lost the last three games, but we’ve played some good cricket. It was all about putting a collective performance. The idea behind me at No. 4 is to give the team some support towards the middle. That’s why it’s important to have an experienced player in the middle. Whatever I need to do for the team,” he said.

    Rohit also showered high praise on the West Indian opener Evin Lewis who saw two of his teammates dismissed of their first ball at the beginning of the innings before going on to score an important half century.

    “Lewis is very hard to bowl at once he gets in. The other day he played a crucial knock as well, but we did a mistake of not finishing off against Delhi Daredevils. If he continues to bat this way, then life will be much easier for our other batsmen,” he said.