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Virat Kohli relishes his ice bath after yet another "proper session" of training ahead of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020.Virat Kohli enjoys ice bath after hard training session in UAE heat.

 

Kohli along with his entire Royal Challengers Bangalore squad is preparing for the upcoming IPL season. The RCB squad are now having net sessions at the iconic Sharjah Cricket stadium in the sprawling heat of UAE.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli is the ultimate perfectionist when it comes to his training, nutrition and post-recovery sessions. Now in his recent post, Kohli has shared  photos which perfectly describes his current routine before the IPL 2020 season

 

Virat Kohli is certainly leading from the front when it comes to preparing for the upcoming much anticipated IPL season. Under Kohli, the RCB franchise will be again chasing that elusive IPL trophy which they still haven’t won.

The T20 extravaganza is all set-top be the longest ever as this year it will take place from September 19 to November 10. The players will remain in a bio-secure bubble considering the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover recently Kohli to his RCB team had made it very clear that he demands everyone to protect the bio-secure bubble throughout the IPL.

Virat Kohli And Anushka Sharma Expecting Their First Child

                      Anushka Sharma PREGANT

Congratulations are in order as Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are all set welcome a baby. Announcing the arrival of their bundle of joy, Virat Kohli had posted on Instagram, “And then, we were three! Arriving Jan 2021”. Going by the post it seems like the actress is four months pregnant. Flaunting her baby bump, Anushka Sharma looked stunning in a black and white polka dot dress as she posed with her cricketer beau.

Anushka had also shared the same post on her page. From Alia Bhatt to Taapsee Pannu, Bollywood celebrities thronged the post with congratulatory notes. Virat Kohli is currently in UAE, where he has travelled to participate in IPL 2020. The popular Indian captain is in quarantine, ahead of the Indian Premier League. For the longest time Anushka Sharma has faced rumours of pregnancy. Responding to the pregnancy talks, Anushka had told Filmfare last year, "Yeah. If you’re married then people ask, is she pregnant? They love to read into something when there really isn’t anything." Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli had tied the knot in December 2017. Post her last release 'Zero' in 2018, Anushka Sharma had not announced any new venture, leading to speculations that the actress was in the family way.

 

Hello Dubai

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli surprised his fans by sharing his first pic from Dubai on Friday evening. He wasn't seen in any of the social media posts by RCB and the fans were correct when they speculated that Kohli didn't travel with the other members of the team. Just a few minutes after RCB's players landed in UAE, Kohli shared a post from Dubai and confirmed that he has landed for IPL 2020. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, Kohli boarded a private chartered plane due to bio-safety issues. He was in self-isolation back home for nearly five months and did not want to risk himself by travelling to Bengaluru. Mumbai is one of the worst-hit cities with COVID-19. “He had quarantined himself in Mumbai and also tested himself for Covid-19. So he could not come to Bangalore. He flew alone by a charter flight from Mumbai,” a spokesperson was quoted as saying by Mumbai Mirror. Of course, he took COVID-19 tests before flying to Dubai. The likes of Yuzvendras Chahal, Umesh Virat Kohli reached Dubai on Friday. Photo: TwitterVirat Kohli reached Dubai on Friday. Photo: Twitter KEY HIGHLIGHTSVirat Kohli boarded a private plane to UAE on FridayHe was confined to his home since March and decided against joining his teammates in BengaluruAll the players and officials will remain in quarantine for six days in Dubai before beginning IPL camp Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli surprised his fans by sharing his first pic from Dubai on Friday evening. He wasn't seen in any of the social media posts by RCB and the fans were correct when they speculated that Kohli didn't travel with the other members of the team. Just a few minutes after RCB's players landed in UAE, Kohli shared a post from Dubai and confirmed that he has landed for IPL 2020. As per a report in Mumbai Mirror, Kohli boarded a private chartered plane due to bio-safety issues. He was in self-isolation back home for nearly five months and did not want to risk himself by travelling to Bengaluru. Mumbai is one of the worst-hit cities with COVID-19. “He had quarantined himself in Mumbai and also tested himself for Covid-19. So he could not come to Bangalore. He flew alone by a charter flight from Mumbai,” a spokesperson was quoted as saying by Mumbai Mirror. Of course, he took COVID-19 tests before flying to Dubai. The likes of Yuzvendras Chahal, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini and other Indian players had reached Bengaluru a few days back. They remained in isolation for less than a week before boarding the flight to UAE. As per the rules, the players and officials will remain in isolation for six days in Dubai. They will undergo rounds of testing during this period and will be allowed to resume training after nearly a week. Till then, they are not even allowed to leave their rooms.

I am very confident about my captaincy

I have a pattern of captaincy I was following (it) against both Zimbabwe and West Indies; I will try to work on those plans with my bowlers and teammates. My effort would be to keep the players as comfortable as possible on the field. I would help them bowl according to their field placements. As they evolve in a healthy, confident environment, it would be good for the team and their confidence.I’m not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player’s ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence… I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in. If you believe in something, and in your players’ abilities, then your plans end up being on the right side. There is lot of inexperience in the team, but I look at it as an exciting opportunity because whenever a player comes into the team, he is inexperienced. It takes time for him to grow and you need a big tournament where if you perform better, your confidence level can change. If you see in the middle order, Ajinkya Rahane is there, Ambati Rayadu is there, and Dinesh Karthik has got another chance, so these players would be obviously eager. If they perform good in such a big tournament, their confidence level will increase, which for an international cricketer is very important. For me, it seems to be quite an exciting phase, because people are saying they are inexperienced, but if we win and if we are able to do something special in this tournament, as we have done in the Champions Trophy, after that the players had become very confident. So we will try in such a big tournament that everybody performs, especially inexperienced ones. If they are able to perform well on this platform, it would be very good.

Virat Kohli Shares Special Moments

MS Dhoni's international retirement has left many shattered. While the whole cricketing fraternity was expecting this decision to come out in the open someday in the near future, Dhoni once again managed to surprise many by abruptly ending his international career via an Instagram post on Saturday evening (August 15).Dhoni ended his Team India career comprising 90 Tests, 350 ODIs and 98 T20Is. The charismatic wicket-keeper batsman created a niche for himself due to his power-hitting, fitness, fast stumpings, finishing skills as well as his tactical and instinctive decision-making as a leader of the national side (from 2007-2016). "The second one is about the kind of trust & chemistry we had over the years while batting together. In this moment I was only focused on his call & I knew we both would be able to make those 2 runs because of the trust we shared in one another. He called & I put my head down and ran! "Mutual respect and understanding isn't a thing of chance, it develops naturally when two individuals are aligned & have the same vision and for us, that vision was always to make India win ! Thank you for all these memories skip." "The second one is about the kind of trust & chemistry we had over the years while batting together. In this moment I was only focused on his call & I knew we both would be able to make those 2 runs because of the trust we shared in one another. He called & I put my head down and ran! "Mutual respect and understanding isn't a thing of chance, it develops naturally when two individuals are aligned & have the same vision and for us, that vision was always to make India win ! Thank you for all these memories skip."

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Virat Kohli on MS Dhoni retirement

Every cricketer has to end his journey one day, but still when someone you've gotten to know so closely announces that decision, you feel the emotion much more. What you've done for the country will always remain in everyone's heart, but the mutual respect and warmth I've received from you will always stay in mine. The world has seen achievements, I've seen the person. Thanks for everything skip. I tip my hat to you Current Team India skipper Virat Kohli posted a long emotional post on social media as former Indian captain MS Dhoni bids adieu to international cricket on Saturday. Kohli took to Twitter and narrated a long post thanking Dhoni for his undeniable contribution to Indian cricket. "Every cricketer has to end his journey one day, but still when someone you've gotten to know so closely announces that decision, you feel the emotion much more. What you've done for the country will always remain in everyone's heart," Kohli tweeted.

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Anushka Sharma And Virat Kohli Reveal Who Says Sorry First After A Fight Anushka and Virat in a still from Instagram video (courtesy anushkasharma) New Delhi: Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli shared a fun-filled video, featuring no-filter versions of themselves, on their respective Instagram accounts on Wednesday. In the six-and-a-half-minute-long video, Anushka and Virat take quizzes about each other, test each other's knowledge about cricket and films and make honest revelations about their marriage, the rapport they share and their quirky traits. In the last segment of the video, they play a game of "Who is more likely to", which begins with Virat confessing he is a "terrible photographer". Talking about apologising after a fight, Anushka reveals she is the first one to say sorry after an altercation: "I say it immediately." In the segment, Anushka also reveals that she is most likely to almost always get in trouble and that Virat is more likely to go on a space mission. Did you know Anushka apparently talks to plants? She also introduced Virat as a "sore loser." Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are undoubtedly one of the biggest power couples in both the Indian cinema as well as the Sports fraternity. The couple has now added another feature to their hat - they are the only Indian celebrity to be followed by the official handle of Instagram, on Instagram.