Kohli was received by his old teammate and former India cricketer Saurabh Tiwary in Ranchi, who currently serves as the JKCA secretary
The responsibility of leading the team returns to KL Rahul, who last captained India in the 2023 ODI series against South Africa, a contest India won 2-1.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru too have made their retentions public now with the team retaining most of their players who helped them clinch their maiden IPL title last season.
Rohit and Kohli have retired from Tests and T20 Internationals, and now the board wants them to stay match-fit through India's domestic circuit.
As the Chase Master adds another year to his illustrious career, it's the perfect time to revisit the records that cement his legacy as a class-apart player of his era.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are a "generational combo" of talent and cricket fans should celebrate the remainder of their glorious careers, says AB de Villiers while terming the critics of the two Indian superstars as "cockroaches". Facing intense scrutiny since last few months which saw both Kohli and Rohit retiring from Test cricket and T20Is, they made international comebacks during the recent ODI series in Australia, which India lost 1-2. It was their last tour of Australia and both Kohli and Rohit walked off on a high, with the former scoring 74 not out in his final innings Down Under and the latter winning the Player of the Series award after scores of 73 and 121 not out in the last two matches. "Rohit, another hundred. Back in the runs (is) the Biscotti, going strong and I am looking forward to what's sort of ahead," de Villiers said on his Facebook page. "I honestly just think, if you're a fan of cricket, it's just really time to celebrate players like these. It's not ofte
Gill clarified that no formal discussions had taken place yet regarding the duo's playing schedule in the coming months
Gill described the win as nearly flawless and felt that watching two of India's most experienced batters construct the chase was a special experience
Rohit and Kohli started the ODI series vs Australia in the worst possible manner, losing their wickets on 8 and 0 respectively in the first ODI in Perth, before playing match-winning knocks in Sydney
With the veteran duo deemed to be running on fumes before this encounter, both of them showed their red hot form Down Under to put all the critics in their place.
The incident took place when Kohli was walking back to the dressing room while having a small interaction with the crowd
The only active cricketer after Kohli in the list is Rohit Sharma, who is at the number 10 spot with 11,310 runs to his name
Virat Kohli celebrates first run during 3rd ODI vs Australia | Watch video
While the catch was directed straight at Kohli, he had to react well and bend his posture in order to get hold of the ball well.
With the series already lost, Team India will be expected to make at least one or two changes in their line-up for the 3rd ODI.
With his ODI loss in Perth, Shubman Gill has become only the ninth cricketer in the world to lose his debut match as captain in all three formats
India seamer Arshdeep Singh says it is a "blessing" to share the dressing room with talismanic Virat Kohli and he won't read too much into the batting stalwart's eight-ball-duck in the first ODI that the visitors lost by seven wickets to Australia. Arshdeep feels that being a master of 50-over cricket, Kohli will score runs in the remaining two games of this series. "He has played more than 300 matches for India, so form is just a word for him," Arshdeep said at the post-match media conference. "He knows how to get going. It is always like a blessing to be in the same dressing room with him, and going forward I feel there'll be a lot of runs for him in this series as well." Asked how does Kohli feel about playing just one format, Arshdeep kept his guard up. "....talking about the format he is playing, he has mastered this one. So I don't know how he feels about it. I will ask him about his feelings, and maybe tell you in the next press conference." The left-arm seamer is still ve
India vs Australia 1st ODI Highlights: This is also Australia first ever ODI win at Optus Stadium in Perth
Gill steps into the role on the back of a successful home Test series win against the West Indies, and will be supported by newly named vice-captain Shreyas Iyer.
Marsh also talked about the pitch conditions, saying, "Perth is historically a bowler-friendly wicket, and both teams would love to take early advantage with their pacers early in the match."