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Jasprit Bumrah's devastating spell of 5-7 in the first test made him the first bowler from Asia to take to take five-wicket hauls in Australia, England, South Africa and the West Indies - in only his 11th test. (Photo: AP)

'Jasprit Bumrah the most complete bowler around': Virat Kohli

Bumrah finished as the leading wicket-taker in the West Indies Test series with 13 dismissals at an exceptional average of 9.23.

03 Sep 2019 11:14 AM

30-year-old Virat Kohli now has 28 wins from 48 matches as Test skipper. Mahendra Singh Dhoni had scripted 27 Test wins from 60 matches. (Photo: ViratKohli/twitter)

Virat Kohli crosses MS Dhoni, turns to be India's most successful Test captain

Kohli had 27 wins to his credit before the Jamaica Test match, but with the win, Kohli took his tally to 28 wins.

03 Sep 2019 11:04 AM

Jasprit Bumrah, who took his maiden Test hat-trick against West Indies, has attributed his feat to skipper Virat Kohli as his third wicket came on the Decision Review System (DRS), which Kohli took. (Photo: Twitter/ Screengrab)

Jasprit Bumrah: 'I think I owe the hat-trick to the captain'

Chase was originally given not-out but Kohli opted for a review and the ball tracker showed that the ball was clearly hitting the stumps.

01 Sep 2019 5:43 PM

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared the video on their Twitter handle on Saturday. (Photo: AP)

Virat Kohli signs autographs for fans and spends time with them; watch

After stumps on day one, he was seen signing autographs for the fans waiting for him.

31 Aug 2019 1:10 PM

Kohli brought up his half-century in the 55th over of the innings, and he along with Rahane ensured the team does not lose any more wicket before the tea break. (Photo: AP)

IND vs WI 2nd Test: Kohli scores fifty, India post 264 runs on day one

Both Hanuma Vihari and Rishabh Pant remained unbeaten on 42 and 27 respectively at the close of play on day one.

31 Aug 2019 8:30 AM

Virat Kohli is a record maker and a record breaker too. For Kohli, breaking records is like a matter of joke – be it in terms of runs scored or captaining the side. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli eyes massive record when India faces West Indies in 2nd Test

As of now, former South Africa captain Graeme Smith tops the chart with 25 tons.

30 Aug 2019 5:31 PM

Kohli has also achieved the best win ratio as the skipper of Team India's Test captain. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli set to overtake MS Dhoni to become India's most successful Test captain

A victory against Windies will also give India a 2-0 series win and 120 points – 60 each for a victory.

29 Aug 2019 4:20 PM

After winning the first Test, Kohli has become the most successful Test captain for India in overseas. (Photo: BCCI/Twitter)

Virat Kohli and Co attend dinner at Indian High Commissioner's residence in Jamaica

The Indian team defeated West Indies by 318 runs in the first Test of the two-match series on Monday.

29 Aug 2019 12:32 PM

In the all-rounder rankings, he has moved to the second spot. (Photo: AFP)

ICC Test rankings: Ben Stokes moves to career-best batting ranking

The rankings which were released on Tuesday, saw Stokes moving to the 13th position in the batsmen rankings.

27 Aug 2019 4:00 PM

KL Rahul with Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma at their reception. (Photo: Twitter/KL Rahul)

KL Rahul posts photo with Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, see pics

In the picture, Mayank Agarwal and Ravichandran Ashwin can also be seen.

27 Aug 2019 10:00 AM

India go boom, West Indies bust

Bumrah leads India to 318-run rout of West Indies in first Test.

27 Aug 2019 1:43 AM

The second Test between India and West Indies will commence from August 30. (Photo: AP)

'Workload management is most important thing in Test Championship': Virat Kohli

Kohli said they wanted Bumrah to be fresh for the Test matches as he is going to be a 'key factor' for them in the Test Championship.

26 Aug 2019 1:48 PM

Captain Virat Kohli insists that all decisions are taken keeping in mind the "best interests of the team". (Photo: AP/PTI)

'There will be opinions but we do keep best interests of team in mind', says Virat Kohli

Kohli's preference for the young Hanuma Vihari over limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma also worked wonderfully.

26 Aug 2019 12:34 PM

Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets for seven runs while fellow fast bowler Ishant Sharma claimed three as India recorded their biggest ever away win by runs, thrashing the hosts by 318 runs in Antigua. (Photo:AP)

Virat Kohli needs to control bowlers' workload

Bumrah’s fourth five-wicket haul made him the only Asian to achieve the feat in South Africa, England, Australia and West Indies.

26 Aug 2019 12:08 PM

Kohli went past former captain Sourav Ganguly to achieve the feat. (Photo: PTI)

Virat Kohli becomes most successful Indian captain in overseas Tests

India will take on the Caribbean side in the second Test, beginning August 30 at Jamaica.

26 Aug 2019 10:13 AM

India reached a strong position on Day 3 of the first Test match between India and West Indies, after Indian captain Virat Kohli and vice captain Ajinkya Rahane put on an unbeaten 104 runs partnership to extend India’s lead to 260 after losing three early wickets with two more days to be played. While Kohli and Rahane put on an unbeaten 104 runs stand, the duo scripted history. (Photo:AFP)

Virat Kohli-Ajinkya Rahane script historic record

The pair’s 104 runs partnership was the eight century partnership for the fourth wicket for India in the longest format.

25 Aug 2019 3:08 PM

Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane's half centuries strengthened India's position in the first Test against West Indies, the two performing their leadership duties with aplomb here. (Photo:AP)

Ind vs WI 1st Test: Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane guide India to a strong position against WI

After a career-defining 81 in the first innings, vice-captain Rahane remained unbeaten on 53 while skipper Kohli was batting on 51.

25 Aug 2019 10:48 AM

Sourav Ganguly on Friday hoped the reappointment of the familiar Ravi Shastri as head coach will help India prevail in the 'big games' and break the jinx of not winning a major ICC tournament in recent years. (Photo:AFP)

Sourav Ganguly hopes India win ICC trophies after Shastri's re-appointment

India's last ICC tournament triumph was the win in the 2013 Champions Trophy.

23 Aug 2019 8:14 PM

Indian skipper Virat Kohli and his wife Anushka Sharma. (Photo: Instagram/Virat Kohli)

'Anushka Sharma biggest blessing in my life apart from cricket', says Virat Kohli

Kohli was seen interviewing Windies legend Viv Richards in the video where he explained how Anushka Sharma plays the role of guiding him.

23 Aug 2019 3:27 PM

The 30-year-old currently has 43 centuries in his arsenal, six behind Tendulkar. (Photo: AFP)

Sehwag reveals one record of Sachin Tendulkar which even Virat Kohli can't break

Kohli has amassed 11520 runs in his ODI career at an impressive average of 60.31.

22 Aug 2019 2:57 PM

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