After Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma announced the arrival of their second child, legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday congratulated the India batting talisman and Bollywood actress and said that it was a "precious addition" to their "beautiful family".
Kohli, 35, had initially withdrawn from the India team for the first two Tests of the series, citing personal reasons but later it was announced that he will miss out on the entire five-match series.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes opined that he does not want to label star India batter Virat Kohli's absence from the series due to personal reasons as a positive or negative for his team, pointing out that him not being there is a broader loss for cricket.
The third Test between India and England will take place on Rajkot from Thursday onwards. The series is level at 1-1. In the absence of stars like KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Virat Kohli etc and KS Bharat's poor performances with the bat, the Indian middle-order could boast of new stars from the
Days after being added to the Indian squad for the remaining three Test matches against England, uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel on Wednesday said that if he makes his debut for the national team then he would like to dedicate it to his father.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra opened up on Virat Kohli missing the ongoing Test series against England and said that everyone should "respect his privacy".
Umesh has been a prolific Test bowler for India, taking 170 wickets in 57 Tests at an average of 30.95, with the best bowling figures of 6/88. The 36-year-old was a potent weapon for India in the Virat Kohli-Ravi Shastri era, having taken 101 wickets in just 32 home Tests at an average of 25
Days after revealing that India batting talisman Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma are expecting their second child, former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers on Saturday apologised to Kohli and said that he made a "blunder" in his previous video.
England bowling all-rounder Chris Woakes on Saturday opened up on India batting talisman Virat Kohli's unavailability in the Test series against England and said that "the fans will be disappointed"