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Virat Kohli's special message for Team India after T20 World Cup victory

Cricketing icon Virat Kohli, part of the victorious 2024 squad, on Sunday lauded India for winning an unprecedented back-to-back T20 World Cup title, saying there was no match for the explosive cricket played by Suryakumar Yadav and Co. Kohli had announced his retirement from the shortest format after guiding India to a drought ending ICC title in Barbados back in June 2024. "Champions. Phenomenal win for Team India in Ahmedabad. Absolutely no match for the explosive cricket played by us throughout the tournament. Brilliant character shown by the boys to keep fighting in tough situations and become world champions once again. "Congratulations to all the players and all the members of the management for achieving this feat. Jai Hind," wrote Kohli on X. Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar said India were the deserving winners of the trophy. "Winning the World Cup twice in a row, the first time any team has done so in the T20 format. Totally deserving and rightful winners of the trophy.

Virat Kohli will forever be the icon and hero of RCB: Director Mo Bobat

Royal Challengers Bengaluru's director of cricket Mo Bobat expressed his awe at Virat Kohli's "ridiculous" record over 18 years, stating that providing a championship-winning side was the least the think tank could do for the superstar who has given his youth and prime to the IPL team. RCB will enter the upcoming IPL as defending champions, having won their maiden title last season after a long wait of 18 years. Speaking about Kohli's stature within the franchise, Bobat said on RCB Podcast, "Virat Kohli, obviously, I think he'll forever be the icon and the hero of this team. I don't think that's going to go away, and he deserves that. His track record is incredible." "I remember at one point last season seeing his stats when he got to however many runs it was -- close to 9,000 runs -- 18 years wearing just one shirt. That's 500 runs a season. "It's actually ridiculous. For seven years or something like that, some players would be happy with a 500-run season. He averages 500 runs a

Farhan goes past Kohli to set record for most runs in single T20 WC edition

Farhan broke Virat Kohli's record of 319 runs, which he set during the 2014 T20 World Cup

BCCI annual contracts: Kohli, Rohit demoted to Grade B; A+ category removed

Former India skippers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma downgraded to Grade B in BCCI Annual Central contracts

Dhoni backs Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli for India's 2027 ODI World Cup plans

The former captain was clear that if a player continues to perform and remains fit, there should be no ambiguity over selection, regardless of age

Virat Kohli's Instagram account briefly disappears, returns within hours

The Indian cricket star's Instagram account briefly showed error messages on Friday morning, sparking panic and memes online, before being restored within hours

IND vs NZ: Virat Kohli stands tall for India, hits 85th career hundred

His hundred came in just 91 deliveries which consisted of him switching gears at times to try and stable things for the side.

Virat Kohli dethrones Rohit to reclaim No. 1 ODI batter ranking after 2021

This is the 11th time Kohli has held the top ODI batting ranking. He first reached the summit in October 2013 and has now spent a cumulative 825 days at No. 1, the most by any Indian batter

India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Playing 11, match timings, live streaming

Both India and New Zealand have made one change in their playing 11 for the second match

Playing my shots with belief now, not merely managing situations: Kohli

India batting stalwart Virat Kohli on Sunday said he's backing a counterattacking approach early in his innings rather than waiting for the game to drift after his fluent 91-ball 93 laid the foundation for India's four-wicket win against New Zealand in the first ODI here. Kohli was adjudged the Player of the Match for his masterly knock which set up India's successful chase of a stiff 301-run target. "Honestly, if we were batting first today, I would have probably gone harder. Because there was a total on the board, I had to buckle down and play the situation. But I was feeling like I wanted to hit more boundaries," he said after the match. Kohli said his mindset at No. 3 has evolved, with a greater emphasis on putting the opposition under pressure immediately after a wicket. "The basic idea is I batted at number three, so if the situation is a bit tricky, I backed myself to counter-attack now rather than just trying to play the situation in," he said. "Because some ball has your

Virat Kohli falls in nervous nineties for 8th time in 309 ODI innings

Kohli missed the chance of scoring his 85th international ton after being dismissed seven short of the three-digit mark against New Zealand

Kohli pips Sangakkara to become 2nd highest run-scorer in cricket history

Sachin Tendulkar, with a total of 34,357 international runs (runs in Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined), is the only batter ahead of Kohli on the list

Baroda Cricket felicitates Rohit-Kohli in a unique fashion during 1st ODI

As part of the ceremonial act, both players were asked to step inside the cupboard and were then theatrically revealed when their names were announced

IND vs NZ: Virat, Rohit all set to break multiple ODI records in Vadodara

Both Kohli and Rohit are fresh off impressive performances in India's ODI win over South Africa and have been in form during the Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Virat Kohli becomes India's fifth-most capped ODI player; check full list

Rohit Sharma, at the number eight spot with 280 ODI appearances, is the only active player behind him on the list

India ODI squad announcement HIGHLIGHTS: Gill returns as captain; Iyer's return subject to fitness

Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul picked up as wicket-keeper batter, with no place for Shami. Shreyas Iyer has been named Gill's deputy.

What's new in 2026? India to play World Cup without Rohit-Kohli in 18 years

Rohit Sharma started his journey for India in ICC events with the 2007 T20 World Cup, while Kohli debuted at an ICC World Cup in 2011.

Root to Kohli: Check the full list of top run scorers in ODIs in 2025

Star batter Virat Kohli was India's top run-scorer in ODIs in 2025, proving he is still one of the best white-ball players the nation has to offer

Year Ender 2025: Top run-scorers across formats for Indian cricket team

Abhishek Sharma and Tilak Varma led India's batting charge in T20Is in 2025, proving the future of Indian cricket is in safe hands

Kohli to Dhoni: List of players with longest gap between two List A matches

Kohli's Vijay Hazare appearance for Delhi against Andhra last week was his first non-ODI List A outing since 2013