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IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli ends Test century drought after 3 years, registers 28th 100 in Ahmedabad, fans lauds his performance

Kohli can now hope to achieve Indian cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar. The star batsman’s knock also came to end a prolonged drought as Kohli failed to get three figures in Test since 2019.

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On the day fourth Test between India and Australia in the Border Gavaskar trophy, Blues star batter Virat Kohli followed suit with Shubman Gill and knocked a century in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad stadium. Kohli’s century made him tie with Sunil Gavaskar’s with 8th century in becoming the most Test century scored by an Indian against Australia.

Kohli can now hope to achieve Indian cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar. The star batsman’s knock also came to end a prolonged drought as Kohli failed to get three figures in Test since 2019. At the moment, Kohli continues to bat at 119 with Axar Patel’s partnership.

Virat Kohli’s performance comes a day after Shubman gill registered his 2nd century in a test format against the Aussies on Day 3 of the fourth Test. After Gill delivered an inspiring performance, Kohli followed suit on day 4 with his stellar performance.

The Indian team continues to trail against the Aussies by 36 runs.

Twitter reactions

Following Virat Kohli’s stellar knock ending his Century drought of over 3 years, many fans took to Twitter to laud the performance of the Blues’ star batsman.

One user shared an image of Virat Kohli celebrating his century as the picture showed Steve Smith appreciating the Indian Batsman’s knock. One user also shared the fans bowing to Virat Kohli after his innings and termed the Indian batsman as king.

One user also wrote and discerningly highlighted a pattern where they wrote how Virat Kohli visited Kainchi Dham before his 73rd Century and then subsequently Vrindavan before 74th Century and then Mahakaleshwar before his 75th Century. The user further wrote that by the time Kohli reaches his 100th century, he will probably have visited more temples than the user’s parents.

One user also wrote and said that Kohli inspires every generation and called Kohli to be the last of his kind, implying how the star batsman talent garners a lot of praise from the younger generation, as well as the older one.

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National Cricket Academy declares KL Rahul fit for IPL 2024, will join Lucknow Super Giants in 2 days

The medical team of the BCCI has advised Rahul not to keep wickets in the initial stages of the tournament, and play as a specialist batsman. Sources in BCCI said KL Rahul is fit and can join the IPL franchise in the coming 2 days. He suffered pain in the quadriceps and got an injection too.

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KL Rahul has been declared fit for IPL 2024 which is scheduled to begin on Friday. The National Cricket Academy awarded the Lucknow Super Giants skipper the fitness certificate in Bengaluru and will join the team in 2 days. The Lucknow Super Giants will start their campaign against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur on Sunday.

The medical team of the BCCI has advised Rahul not to keep wickets in the initial stages of the tournament, and play as a specialist batsman. Sources in BCCI said KL Rahul is fit and can join the IPL franchise in the coming 2 days. He suffered pain in the quadriceps and got an injection too.

He went through his rehabilitation and the National Cricket Academy has declared him fit. But he has been advised not to take up the role of wicket-keeping immediately. Rahul complained of pain in the quadriceps after the Hyderabad Test match and was later ruled out from the rest of the series against England which got over recently.

The BCCI had initially claimed that KL Rahul has reached 90% match fitness and he is making steady progress under the supervision of the BCCI medical team. Later it was decided that they should consult a specialist in England. As a result Rahul went abroad to England for an expert opinion.

Shreyas Iyer who had missed out the last 2 days of Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy finals due to back issues had also been declared fit to play the IPL  but on a condition. The Kolkata Knight Riders captain has been advised that he cannot lunge too much while playing the forward defense as this may worsen his injury.

According to reports Shreyas Iyer visited a spine specialist in Mumbai after getting consultation from the National Cricket Academy (Bangalore). The doctor has advised him fit to play but he should take precaution and needs to be cautious while stretching his leg.

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IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya opens up on his relationship with Rohit Sharma over Mumbai Indians’captaincy change row

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Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya today addressed the controversy surrounding the captaincy change that erupted inside the team when Rohit Sharma was dropped as the leader of the team to make room for the Gujarat Titans’ returning all-rounder.

After deciding to join Guajrat two year sago, Hardik was signed as a trade. During a Monday press conference hosted by the Mumbai Indians, Hardik said that he doesn’t anticipate any unpleasant situations involving Rohit.

Hardik said on his comeback that it’s a surreal feeling to be back. Since 2015, everything he had known has come from this experience. He further said, he never thought he would get here. He is looking forward to playing at the Wankhede, at his favorite venue.

Regarding the shift in captaincy, the all-round player said that he expects Rohit’s hand on his shoulder whenever he needs it.

The former Gujarat Titans captain said, the fact that Rohit Sharma is the captain of Team India benefits him, he just carrys on what Sharma accomplished with this team. Hardik said he knows he will always have Sharma’s hand on his shoulder because he has played under him in his entire career.

Hardik said that he only likes to think on the things he can control, despite the fact that the fans’ feelings over the captaincy change conflict have occasionally been unpleasant.

He continued saying, he is going to bowl. Although he respects the feelings of fans, but there are things he cannot control. He said, he appreciate them, but he’ll concentrate on his duties as captain.

In response to a question about whether he and Rohit had spoken since the captaincy switch, Hardik said that the Hitman’s continues travels had prevented them from having a meaningful conversation.

Due to his trip, he has’t had much time to speak with Rohit. When he connects with the squad, he will undoubtedly catch up, he said.

Meanwhile, under Rohit Sharma’s captainship Mumbai Indians won the IPL trophy for 5 times.

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PV Sindhu pens hearfelt post for her mentor Prakash Padukone, says he is guiding light of her life

Sindhu took to X and wrote on Saturday that Mentorship is something that she believed that everyone needs at some point in their life. She said there are times when one stagnates. But like a lighthouse showing the way to ships, one needs an experienced soul to guide them back on track. She said Prakash Padukone plays the role of a mentor in her life.

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India’s ace shuttler PV Sindhu wrote a heartfelt note for her mentor Prakash Padukone. Sindhu lost to the reigning world champion An Se Young of the Republic of Korea on last Thursday. She also shared a picture with the legendary badminton player in which both can be seen relishing a dessert.

Sindhu took to X and wrote on Saturday that Mentorship is something that she believed that everyone needs at some point in their life. She said there are times when one stagnates. But like a lighthouse showing the way to ships, one needs an experienced soul to guide them back on track. She said Prakash Padukone plays the role of a mentor in her life.

Sindhu added she was grateful to have found someone who not only pushes her to win but also serves as a guiding light in her life. She said she is grateful to have found someone who not only pushes her to win but also serves as a guiding light in her life.

She added she was grateful she could persuade Prakash Padukone to coach her and travel with her and Lakshya! She said Indian badminton truly benefits with her invaluable, unwavering, inspiring, and charismatic guidance. Padukone was the first Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships in 1980.

The post has gone viral on X with 54800 views. Many social media users and fans started commenting on the social media post. One user KSNIDHI wrote it was wonderful to see when Lakshya Sen after winning his match in the Quarter Final was rushing to greet the coaches and was gestured by Prakash Padukone and Vimal Kumar to first greet the opponent the on court officials.

One user Tushar Maskara said he would love to see Lakshya winning all England championship in front of Prakash Padukone, the first all England champion from India. He said it would be a proud moment for Padukone.

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