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Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma announce birth of their second child 'Akaay'

Star India batter Virat Kohli on Tuesday announced that he and his actress wife Anushka Sharma were blessed with a baby boy on February 15. Kohli and Anushka are already proud parents of a three-year-old daughter Vamika. "With abundant happiness and our hearts full of love, we are pleased to inform everyone that on 15th February, we welcomed our baby boy Akaay & Vamika's little brother into this world!," Kohli informed in an instagram post. "We seek your blessings and good wishes in this beautiful time in our lives. We request you to kindly respect our privacy at this time." Kohli had opted out of the ongoing Test series against England, citing personal reasons. India are leading the five-match series 2-1.

Kohli's deepfake video promoting betting app goes viral, watch video here

Virat Kohli's deepfake goes viral on different social media platforms, where he can be seen promoting a betting application promising significant returns. Watch the video here

Dhoni named skipper of IPL's all-time greatest team; Kohli chosen as opener

Iconic Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni was on Sunday selected as the leader of IPL's all-time greatest team which was picked to celebrate the success of world's most-popular T20 league which was launched in 2008. The selection panel consisted of former cricketers Wasim Akram, Matthew Hayden, Tom Moody and Dale Steyn. About 70 journalists were also part of the selection process. Australia's fiery David Warner and India's batting main stay Virat Kohli were chosen as openers while 'Universe Boss' Chris Gayle was given the number three spot in batting order. The middle-order consisted of Suresh Raina, AB de Villiers, Suryakumar Yadav and Dhoni, while Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja and Kieron Pollard were the three all-rounders in the 15-member squad. Rashid Khan, wily Sunil Narine and Yuzvendra Chahal formed the spin attack while Lasith Malinga and Jasprit Bumrah were the unanimous choice for the fast bowlers' slots. The marquee tournament will complete 16 years of the first-eve

Stokes to Sachin: Full list of players who played 100 Test matches and more

England's Anderson & Joe Root, Australia's Lyon and Smith, India's Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar and Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews are the only active cricketers who have played more than 100 Tests

BCCI may announce India squad today; Iyer doubtful for IND vs ENG 3rd Test

Shreyas Iyer has complained of back stiffness after the Vizag Test and might miss the 3rd Test in Rajkot. In the two Tests vs England, Iyer scored only 104 runs in 4 innings at an average of 26.

Relationship with Virat Kohli long-standing, continues: Puma India MD

German sports brand Puma on Wednesday affirmed its association with India's star batter Virat Kohli. Rejecting the reports that Kohli is considering ending its 8-year-old deal as its brand ambassador, Puma India Managing Director Karthik Balagopalan said the association still continues. "PUMA's relationship with Virat Kohli is long-standing and continues," Balagopalan said. There were reports that the ace cricketer may end its association with Puma and may join Agilitas Sports as its brand ambassador. Agilitas Sports is an entrepreneurial venture started by Puma India's former Managing Director Abhishek Ganguly. Puma had signed Kohli as its brand ambassador in 2017, a deal considered to be around Rs 110 crore.

IPL 2024: Top five highest run-getters in Indian Premier League history

While Indian batters dominate the list of top five run-getters in IPL history, there is one Aussie, who has been prolific and has a better average, strike rate than Indians in the list

IPL 2024: Captains with most matches in the Indian Premier League history

There have been four players who have captained their side in more than 100 matches and there are only two who have the privilege of captaining more than 150 matches in IPL history

IND vs ENG 2nd Test: Sarfaraz Khan hopes to join Richards, Kohli, Miandad

The mountain of runs that he scored in domestic circuit might have opened the doors of Indian cricket to him, but for Sarfaraz Khan the learning never stops as he aspires to join the league of legends like Virat Kohli, Viv Richards and Javed Miandad. Sarfaraz has been recently drafted into the India squad for the second Test against England starting here from Friday after KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja were ruled out due to injuries. The prolific Mumbai batter turned into a fan-boy while discussing his learning process. "I like to watch Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Sir Vivian Richards, and even Javed Miandad because my dad has told me that I play like him. I watch Joe Root's batting also. "Anyone who is succeeding, I am watching them to see how they are doing it so I can learn and apply it. I want to continue doing this, whether it's in the Ranji Trophy or playing for India in the future," Sarfaraz told JioCinema. But then there is a real-life hero for Sarfaraz -- his father Naushad

IND vs ENG Tests: From Gavaskar to Root, top 5 run-getters on Indian soil

The list of the top five run-getters on Indian soil in the India vs England Tests has two Englishmen on it. Find out who they are and how they got there

India vs England Tests: Sachin to Cook, top five run-getters in history

The list of top five run-getters in Tests between India and England features masters of their craft from nearly every generation of batters since to 70s to now

'Ram vivad nahi, samadhaan hain', says PM Modi at consecration ceremony

'Ram Lalla' consecrated in Ayodhya mandir; 'xxxx', says Modi Ram mandir consecration: Prominent public figures including Mukesh Ambani and his family, Sachin Tendulkar, Bachchans were present at the

IND vs AFG T20: Virat Kohli leads India in absence of Rohit Sharma

Virat Kohli took charge of the team as the senior most member after regular skipper Rohit Sharma chose to rest after his historic century

IND vs AFG: Drama in Bengaluru as Nabi runs overthrows in Super Over

Mohammad Nabi ran two overthrows after the ball hit his pads and ricocheted to the no man's land. Virat Kohli did not try to field the ball, indicating it was not right for Nabi to run those runs

IND vs AFG T20: Flying Virat Kohli saves a certain six near the boundary

Kohli saved a certain six in the 17th over off the bowling Washington Sundar and then caught Najibullah Zadran in the next over as well

India vs Afghanistan 3rd T20 Highlights: Rohit stars in Super Over win

India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 3rd T20 international: Skipper Rohit Sharma was the star of the night for India as they beat Afghanistan after two Super Overs to win the series 3-0

IND vs AFG T20: Parthiv advises slower wicket for T20 World Cup practice

Former India player Partyiv Patel advised the Indian team to plate on a slower wicket to have practice for the T20 World Cup 2024

Man detained for breaching security, hugging Virat Kohli during Indore T20

A young man was detained after he defied the security arrangements and reached cricketer Virat Kohli and hugged him during the India-Afghanistan T20 match at Holkar Stadium in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Sunday, police said. At that time, the star batsman was fielding on the ground. After detaining him, cops took the young man to Tukoganj police station. A police official said that the youth had a ticket for the match and entered the Holkar Stadium from Narendra Hirwani Gate. He said that the young man seemed to be a big Kohli fan and entered the ground by climbing the fence of the spectators' gallery with the desire to meet the player. The officer said that the youth was being interrogated. Further steps will be taken in the case on the basis of interrogation, the official said. In Indore, India beat Afghanistan by six wickets.

India vs Afghanistan 2nd T20 Highlights: Dube, Jaiswal help IND win series

India vs Afghanistan Highlights, 2nd T20 International: Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shivam Dube hit fifties to help the Indian team chase down 173 and win the series with one game to go

IND vs AFG: Rohit Sharma becomes first player to feature in 150 T20Is

Rohit Sharma entered the elite list of players to become the first in history to play 150 matches in a format. Allan Border of Australia was the first to play 150 Tests and ODIs