No cricket fanatic in the world can claim to be unaware of the current India captain's name. Born and brought up in the Indian capital city of New Delhi, Kohli emerged on the international radar after leading India to the title win at the ICC U19 World Cup in 2008. However, Kohli didn't exactly announce himself at the highest level till 2012 - four years after his debut - when in Australia he hit his maiden Test century (116) in Adelaide. By the end of that tour Kohli had also shown the world just how good a batsman he could become when his 86-ball-133 helped India chase down a mammoth 330 in less than 40 overs against Sri Lanka in the triangular series. Since then he hasn't looked back and has grown from strength to strength by proving his prowess all over the world. Having hit centuries on tough away tours Kohli improved his shorter format game several notches especially with the help of the IPL, where in 2016 he smacked a record 973 runs! A established chaser of totals, he has hundreds in all Test playing nations - except Bangladesh and Zimbabwe - where he has played just a single match. He is also a World Cup winner(2011) and was adjuged the Player of the Tournament at the 2014 ICC World T20. Being counted amongst the four great batsmen of the modern age along with Steven Smith, Kane Williamson and Joe Root, Kohli's meteoric rise over the past couple of years has seen him rise above everyone else in the art of batting. He is the only batsman yet to average more than 48 in all formats of the game and after his exploits in England in the summer of 2018, he has proved that he is the best batsman across the globe under any given conditions. For his exploits on the field he has also been awarded the country's highest sports honour - Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award in 2018. But with the accolades there also have been questions regarding team selection and his aggressive mindset resulting in failures to win tough series overseas. The fact remains though that just like his runs, there are many more Indian victories to come under his leadership and only time will tell how great a legacy Captain Kohli will leave behind. But regarding his batting skills, it's safe to assume that the debate has been settled for now. There is only one Kohli and he sits right at the top.
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Kolkata Knight Riders pulled off a stunning eight-wicket win to beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final on Sunday. Virat Kohli bagged the Orange Cap award for scoring 741 runs while Punjab Kings' bowlers Harshal Patel bagged the Purple Cap for his 24 wickets.
After scoring 20 runs against England in the second T20I match at Birmingham's Edgbaston, Pakistan's white-ball cricket team captain surpassed Rohit Sharma in the list of players with the most runs in T20Is and is inches away from replacing Virat Kohli at the top.
So near, yet so far. Once again, RCB ended their journey in the eliminator in IPL 2024. After so much hype around the way they came back in the second half to make it to the playoffs, they bowed out, with a loss in the knockout clash. They could win 'hearts' but not trophy, yet again.
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"I feel there's too much risk in those first couple of overs to go and ask Virat to take the game on, to hit the ball in the air. All I want him to do is to bat between overs 4 and 16-17, somewhere there," Ab de Villiers said on Virat Kohli's role in the T20 World Cup 2024.
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Spinner Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed in-form Virat Kohli in the IPL 2024 Eliminator clash between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Narendra Modi Stadium to achieve a big milestone in tournament history.
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Virat Kohli, the leading run-scorer of IPL 2024, will be keen to take Royal Challengers Bengaluru further than the eliminator, which is where they finished a couple of seasons, 2020 and 2021 as his side faces the Rajasthan Royals in a knockout of the 2024 edition of the IPL in Ahmedabad on May 22.
RR vs RCB, IPL 2024 Eliminator: Ravichandran Ashwin and Avesh Khan shone with a ball to help Rajasthan Royals restrict Royals Challengers Bengaluru to 172 and then impressive knocks from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag proved enough for Royals to record an easy chase.
Rajasthan Royals will be disappointed that they find themselves playing in an eliminator but that's how it goes in a long season of IPL when you are not on the money in every game and they lock horns against a high-flying RCB side, who just can't get anything wrong at the moment.
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Indian all-rounder Shreyanka Patil, who won the Women's Premier League title with RCB in March, quoted Virat Kohli's famous words after the franchise's men's team qualified from the playoffs beating Chennai Super Kings on Saturday, May 18 in Bengaluru. RCB qualified after winning six games in a row.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who struggled in the first half of IPL 2024, managed to qualify for the Playoffs after the victory against Chennai Super Kings. Anushka Sharma, wife of RCB's star player Virat Kohli, got emotional after the win and pictures and videos of the actress went viral instantly.
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RCB vs CSK IPL 2024 Live Cricket Score: Royal Challengers Bengaluru host Chennai Super Kings in match 68 of the Indian Premier League with the stakes skyrocketed. Virat Kohli and MS Dhoni will be in action as fans wait in anticipation for this clash. Follow for the latest updates.
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