The cricket season is never off, online or in the field. And notably, India is in Sri Lanka, playing the ODI series there currently. However, whether they are on the playing field, or back home, some players are always in the news. We are of course, referring to Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni. Check out why these 3 strong cricketing personalities are in the news today.
Oh yes, one more thing. It just crossed the mind that these great cricket players can be bracketed into some categories: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are the current icons powering Indian cricket, and MS Dhoni, the legend, is the past. However, both Kohli and Sharma have retired from T20 recently. Notably, retired or not, the interest in them never dies. The same applies to many others, including Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid and others.
Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and MS Dhoni: In the news today
Virat Kohli is in the news specifically for the way he was seen smiling, and not believing at the blunder committed by the Sri Lankan batsman Liyanage. Virtually committing hara kiri! The batsman in question “walked” even though the umpire had given him not out in the first ODI. The replay also showed he was not out! Kohli and Sharma’s reactions’ video clip went viral, sending internet into meltdown. Joining Kohli and Sharma in the mirthful episode was Axar Patel too.
Virat Kohli records
Not just this. Both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are hitting the headlines because of some very important records they are about to shatter.
Kohli needs 92 runs to become the fastest to the 27000-run score in international cricket. Wait, there is more! To become the fastest to score 14000 runs in ODIs, Virat Kohli needs just 128 runs. Sachin Tendulkar and Kumara Sangakkara are the only batsmen to have achieved this feat.
And one more thing that has caught the eye! Today, during the 2nd ODI, Kohli grabbed the catch of Sameera Samarawickrama in Colombo and did a fascinating Bihu dance.
Rohit Sharma records
Rohit Sharma is also on the cusp of breaking some records. The free-scoring batsman requires 2 runs to break former coach and iconic batsman Rahul Dravid’s record to become India’s 4th leading run-scorer. He is also set to surpass MS Dhoni. Just 7 runs will move him past MS Dhoni’s ODI runs tally.
MS Dhoni news
Apart from being in the news as his his old records are about to be smashed, Dhoni also figured in the headlines as he met Joginder Sharma, the World Cup T20 2007 final hero. They met after 12 years. Sharma famously bowled the last over in the final and won India the match against a rampaging Pakistan.
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