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The Royal Challengers went off to a great start with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal building a solid 49-run partnership, which was ultimately broken by Lockie Ferguson within the powerplay. The Knights' bowlers slowed down the innings and restricted them to 138/7 in 20 overs. Kohli scored 39 runs, the top run-scorer in this match.
The next set of batsmen, Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, added 83 runs in 15 overs before the latter got out in the 22nd over. India captain MS Dhoni, promoting himself up the order, joined Gambhir and they both added 109 runs, an Indian record in a World Cup final. Gambhir got out for 97 runs in the 42nd over.
† Virat Kohli, Pragyan Ojha and RP Singh replaced the injured Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan, respectively, for the third and fourth Test matches. ‡ Ravindra Jadeja replaced the injured Gautam Gambhir for the ODI series.
India lost Tendulkar (2) and Gambhir (5) inside the first four overs, with Mitchell Starc (2/33) taking both wickets. Virat Kohli (31) and Rohit Sharma (21) added 51 for the third wicket, before Clint McKay (4/20) dismissed both in the 12th over, reducing India to 4/65. Wickets fell regularly, and India could not keep up with the required run rate.
New India coach Gautam Gambhir has backed star batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to continue playing in the long term, even possibly at the 2027 Cricket World Cup in South Africa. Gambhir ...
Virat Kohli (Hindi pronunciation: [ʋɪˈɾɑːʈ ˈkoːɦli] ⓘ; born 5 November 1988) is an Indian international cricketer who plays Test and ODI cricket for the national team and is a former captain in all formats. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional right arm medium pace bowler.
VVS Laxman (31) and top scorer Virat Kohli (44) compiled the only half-century partnership (68 runs for the fifth wicket), and India lost its final six wickets for only thirty runs. The Australian bowlers shared the wickets, with Ben Hilfenhaus (4/43) recording the best figures, and Peter Siddle taking three wickets.
Virat Kohli: Test series; Result: England won the 5-match series 4–1: Most runs: Jos Buttler (349) Virat Kohli (593) Most wickets: James Anderson (24) Ishant Sharma (18) Player of the series: Sam Curran (Eng) Virat Kohli (Ind) One Day International series; Results: England won the 3-match series 2–1: Most runs: Joe Root (216) Virat Kohli ...