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Virat Kohli extend wishes to people on Holi

India star batter Virat Kohli on Friday shared his greetings to the people on the occasion of Holi.Taking to his Twitter, Virat wrote, "May the spirit of this festival fill our lives with happiness and peace. Happy Holi to all."Former India batter and current National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief VVS Laxman wished love and prosperity to everyone."May the colours of Holi spread peace, happiness, love and prosperity all around. Wishing you a blessed and #HappyHoli," tweeted Laxman."A very Happy Holi to all my friends. Stay colourful, stay happy," tweeted former India batter Irfan Pathan in Hindi.Marking the onset of the spring season, Holi is a festival of colours, symbolic of joy and victory of good over evil.Even though Holi is a predominantly Hindu festival, it is celebrated by people of other faiths as well. It marks the arrival of the spring harvest season in the country.

A stress free Kohli could be dangerous news for opposition: Maxwell

Kohli, who relinquished RCB captaincy after last year's IPL, has also resigned from T20 and Test captaincy while being removed from ODI leadership role

ICC Test Rankings: Bumrah breaks into top 5, Kohli slips to ninth

Fresh from his maiden Test five-wicket haul at home, Indian pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah jumped six spots to fourth but struggling star batter Virat Kohli slipped to ninth in the latest ICC rankings

Iyer negates spinners with superb 92, pacers put Lanka on mat under lights

Iyer's entertaining knock, that came off 98-balls and had 10 fours and four sixes, negated all the good work done by the visiting bowlers in the first session when they had taken four wickets

IND vs SL 2nd Test Preview: India eye 15th consecutive series win at home

India vs Sri Lanka: India would take the field aiming for a first Test series win for captain Rohit Sharma and 15th consecutive Test series win at home. India haven't lost a series at home since 2013

IND vs SL 1st Test Highlights: Jadeja's all round show wins it for India

India vs Sri Lanka 1st Test: Ravindra Jadeja was the star of the match, scoring 175* with the bat and finishing with figures 9/87 with the ball in the game to win the match for his team

Warne's demise shows how unpredictable things are: Virat Kohli

Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli on Saturday paid tribute to Shane Warne after the Australian leg-spinner passed away at the age of 52 on Friday.

As long as I am playing well, not bothered about scores: Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli had "butterflies" in his stomach and "felt nervous" like a debutant when he walked out to bat in his 100th Test but he is not bothered by lack of hundreds as he feels he is batting well

Cannot teach them how to bat, says Hesson on working with Kohli

Hesson has worked with star players such as Kohli and AB de Villiers after being roped in by RCB in 2019.

'Man who redefined Test cricket': BCCI secretary Jay Shah on Virat Kohli

Kohli will be playing his 100th Test match on Friday against Sri Lanka in the two-match series here in Mohali, Punjab.

Virat Kohli still has time for greater milestones: Sourav Ganguly

Kohli and Ganguly have endured a rocky past few months during which they were at opposite ends over the former's captaincy tenure coming to an end

IND vs SL 1st Test Preview: Kohli's 100th Test offers crucial WTC points

Kohli, who made his Test debut in 2011 against West Indies will be playing his 100th Test against Sri Lanka, a team against whom he has cherished playing, be it in the longest format or the shortest.

Never thought I would play 100 Test matches; been a long journey: Kohli

Friday's Test match against Sri Lanka at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium will make Kohli the 12th Indian and 71st cricketer overall to achieve the landmark

All credit to Kohli for India's Test success, says captain Rohit Sharma

Rohit will start his Test captaincy journey when he steps out to lead India against Sri Lanka in the opening game here starting Friday

'One hell of a ride': Rohit Sharma on Virat Kohli playing 100 Tests

India Test skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday labelled Virat Kohli's journey in the longest format as "one hell of a ride".As India take on Sri Lanka in the first Test of the two-match series, batter Virat Kohli will achieve the milestone of playing 100 matches in the longest format.Kohli was slated to play his 100th Test during the South Africa series earlier this year, but as fate has it, he will reach the milestone in India itself with a 50 per cent crowd in attendance at the PCA Stadium, Mohali."It has been a long journey for him and it has been a wonderful one. He has done exceedingly well in this format, he has changed so many things in the way the team is moving forward. It has been one hell of a ride for him and it will continue to be in the coming years," said Rohit during a virtual press conference."We definitely want to make it special for him, let's hope we have good five days of cricket. As a team, the series we won in Australia in 2018, was a very good series for our side .

Kohli left legacy for world cricket as Test skipper: Dinesh Karthik

India wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has said that Virat Kohli left a lasting legacy as Test skipper for world cricket.

ICC WC: Virat Kohli 'cheers' for Women In Blue ahead of Ind-Pak clash

Virat Kohli on Wednesday called everyone to cheer for 'Women In Blue' ahead of the India and Pakistan match in the upcoming Women's ODI World Cup.

Virat Kohli's 100th Test match will be played in front of spectators: BCCI

BCCI Secretary Jay Shah said in a statement on Tuesday that cricket fans will be able to witness the historic moment of Kohli playing his 100th Test match

Virat Kohli's 100th Test against Sri Lanka to be played behind closed doors

India will play the first of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in Mohali.

Wanted some space, manage my workload: Virat Kohli on leaving captaincy

Kohli has said that there is nothing to be shocked about his leaving the captaincy as he does not hold onto things more than he should.