There are millions of fans of Virat Kohli all over the world, who yearn to get a glimpse of this star batsman. Some people are so obsessed that they cross all limits for their favorite athlete. One such fan moment was seen before the India vs New Zealand second ODI match played in Rajkot.

phone cover worth 15 lakhs

A picture of a fan of Virat Kohli is going viral on social media. Actually, this fan appeared with a special Iphone cover, which had come to Rajkot from Surat. Virat Kohli’s picture was carved on this cover. Virat’s fans have been giving him expensive gifts like bracelets and paintings in the past also.

It is being told that this person wanted to gift this special IPhone cover to Virat Kohli. This is not a common cover, rather it is made of gold and its price is said to be around Rs 15 lakh.

Virat Kohli had scored a total of 469 runs in his last 5 ODI innings. He had scored more than fifty in 5 consecutive innings, but could not do so in Rajkot.

A Virat Kohli fan from Surat wants to gift Kohli an iPhone gold case worth 15 Lakh. pic.twitter.com/jL0qhWsIoy

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) January 14, 2026

Virat Kohli becomes world number-1 batsman

ICC has released the latest rankings, in which Virat has become the world’s number-1 batsman. Virat now has 785 rating points, while New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell is in second place, he has also gained one place. Rohit Sharma, who flopped in both the ODI matches against New Zealand, has moved from first to third place. Shubman Gill has retained the fifth position in the ODI batting rankings. Vice-captain Shreyas Iyer has also reserved the 10th position.

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All is not well between Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Recently, such claims have created an uproar on social media. Indian team’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has put an end to these speculations. Sitanshu Kotak has clearly said that Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are in constant touch with the team management and also continuously contribute in the future planning of the team.

In fact, some reports had claimed that the relationship between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma with head coach Gautam Gambhir is not in good condition. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak clearly said that Virat and Rohit contribute to the team’s planning, help in making strategies and also share their experience.

India vs New Zealand second ODI match will be played on 14 January. Earlier, while talking to the media, Sitanshu Kotak said, “He also discusses the ODI format and the upcoming matches with Gautam Gambhir. I stay there most of the time, they definitely share their experiences. I have always seen them talking to each other.”

Kohli: Don’t talk serious?

There have also been claims that Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir do not talk to each other. On this, Sitanshu Kotak said, “Obviously, you see a lot of things on social media. I try to avoid them.”

Regarding the communication gap between Kohli-Rohit and the team management, Kotak said that Rohit and Virat are senior players of the team and are very experienced. Kotak told that whenever both of them feel that they have to practice, they reach the venue 2 days in advance. Kotak said that

Ajinkya Rahane was the vice-captain under the captaincy of Virat Kohli for a long time, he is well aware of him and his behavior. A section that criticizes Kohli considers him arrogant. But Rahane believes that outsiders misunderstand his thinking and attitude towards the game. “He just gets immersed in his game,” Rahane said.

Is Virat Kohli arrogant?

Ajinkya Rahane said in a conversation with Cricbuzz, “The amount of talk about Virat Kohli is less. I have seen him closely at that time. We talk about his passion when he goes to bat. I believe that his eagerness to learn, attitude and the spirit of never giving up make him different from everyone else. Outsiders consider him arrogant, but it is not so. Kohli just gets immersed in his game.”

Ajinkya Rahane further said that remaining silent does not mean arrogance. This is his way of concentrating on the game. The cricketer said, “I have seen him two days before the match. He speaks very little, does not even talk much to the team players. He just creates his own separate zone. He listens to Airpods only what he likes to listen to. This helps him to concentrate on himself.”

It takes time for new players to understand

Rahane further said that it takes time for many players to understand Kohli’s attitude and why he is doing this. When he was not talking to his fellow players, I would understand that he was preparing his zone.

Ajinkya Rahane said, “Despite achieving everything in the game, Virat Kohli still has the desire left. His way of working is also amazing. Whenever you see him, you get to see something new. He always sees change. He always wants to do something new and contribute to the team.”

Kohli is in great form

Virat Kohli is currently playing in the ODI series against New Zealand. In the first match, he scored a brilliant inning of 93 runs, for which he also received the Player of the Match award. Before this, he had also scored a century in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Before that, he had scored centuries in 2 out of 3 ODIs against South Africa. India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI will be played on Wednesday, January 14 at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot.

Virat Kohli’s age is increasing, but at the same time he is also increasing the pace of breaking records. He has completed 28,000 international runs in the first ODI match against New Zealand in Vadodara. In this match played on January 11, Virat Kohli played an inning of 93 runs, for which he was awarded the Player of the Match award.

In this match, the New Zealand team had scored 300 runs while playing first. In reply, the Indian team won in 49 overs with 4 wickets remaining. Virat contributed 93 runs and captain Shubhman Gill contributed 56 runs. This was the 45th time that Virat was awarded the Player of the Match award in ODI cricket. After the match, Virat told that he does not keep the trophy received after the match with himself.

If not in your home, then where do you keep the trophy?

Virat Kohli revealed a big secret as to where he keeps the trophy he receives after the match. He said, “I send them (trophies) to my mother in Gurgaon, she loves collecting trophies. If I look at my entire journey, it is no less than a dream come true for me. I know about my capabilities and have worked very hard to reach this point.”

Virat has won the Player of the Match award in ODI cricket 45 times so far. He is at third place in terms of winning this award the most number of times in ODI cricket. Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka has become player of the match 48 times and Sachin Tendulkar has become player of the match 62 times in ODI cricket.

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India vs New Zealand first ODI match is being played in Vadodara. Indian players started reaching Vadodara from January 7 to improve their preparations. Indian cricketers including Virat Kohli had sweated profusely in the nets. Meanwhile, a video surfaced in which Virat Kohli is seen encouraging a young bowler during a practice session.

Virat Kohli was practicing before the first ODI match against New Zealand. After the net session, Virat made the day of the young bowler by autographing the ball. He also gave him advice on what the bowler should do if he is hit by the balls.

What to do if you get beaten?

Giving a tip to the young bowler, Virat Kohli said, “The bowler will not do anything. He is just waiting for either I (the batsman) to make a mistake, or for the ball to turn on its own. Even if it is hit, there is no problem but it is important to have strong faith. I will bowl the ball that I have to bowl. I will not bowl the ball that the batsman is asking me to bowl.”

Former captain of the Indian cricket team, Virat Kohli is going through a very good form. Kohli, who has retired from T20 and Test formats, has scored 584 runs in the last 6 ODI innings with the help of three centuries and as many half-centuries.

Virat Kohli shared his experience and gave tips to the net bowler. pic.twitter.com/XzdxvfOtCV

— Virat Kohli Fan Club (@Trend_VKohli) January 10, 2026

Virat Kohli close to creating history

Virat Kohli is very close to writing a new chapter in cricket history. Before the first ODI match against New Zealand, Virat has scored 27,975 runs in 623 innings. By scoring 25 more runs, Virat will become the fastest batsman to reach 28,000 international runs. Before him, only Sachin Tendulkar (644 innings) and Kumar Sangakkara (666 innings) have been able to do this.

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The first match of the ODI series between India and New Zealand will be played on January 11 in Vadodara. For that, Virat Kohli has reached Vadodara, where the fans gave him a grand welcome, the video of which is going viral on social media. A huge crowd had gathered at the airport to see Virat Kohli and the fans cheered Kohli! Kohli! They welcomed him by raising slogans.

Virat Kohli was seen wearing a black T-shirt and dark glasses. At the airport, the security staff surrounded Virat Kohli, removed him from the crowd and took him to the car. People were seen shouting slogans of Kohli, Kohli to get a glimpse of Virat. Let us tell you that before Kohli, all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy has also reached Vadodara and other players are also expected to reach here soon.

India’s star batsman was recently seen playing for Delhi. He scored 208 runs in 2 matches for Delhi in the Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26 tournament. He scored 131 runs against Andhra and 77 runs against Gujarat. During this period, Virat had also completed 16,000 runs in List-A cricket. He has left Sachin Tendulkar behind in terms of scoring the fastest 16 thousand List-A runs.

#WATCH Gujarat: Former Indian Captain and Star Cricketer Virat Kohli arrives at Vadodara for Team India’s ODI match against New Zealand on 11th January. pic.twitter.com/cQbhCghMZy

— ANI (@ANI) January 7, 2026

Kohli is in very good form

Virat Kohli made a comeback in the series against Australia, where he was out without opening the account in the first 2 matches. But after that Virat’s bat has been scoring runs. In 3 ODI matches against South Africa, he scored 302 runs including 2 centuries and one half-century. He scored 208 runs in only 2 matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy.

Kohli is only 25 runs away from touching the mark of 28,000 runs in international cricket. By doing this, he will become only the third batsman in the world after Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara.

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Virat Kohli retired from Test cricket in May last year. Earlier, he had also said goodbye to T20 format. Now he plays for Team India only in ODI format. Now talking about Kohli’s Test retirement, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that he feels sad that Kohli left Test and continued playing ODI.

Sanjay Manjrekar shared a video on Instagram, in which he gave his opinion about this. He said that at the time when Joe Root is making new records in Test cricket, Virat Kohli’s departure from Test cricket is sad. He said that Root, Kane Williamson, Steve Smith are strengthening their Test career.

‘Did not try to correct the shortcomings’

Sanjay Manjrekar said that Virat Kohli’s performance was not good in the 5 years before his retirement from Test, but he did not try to improve his technical and mental shortcomings. According to him, if Kohli wanted, he could have worked on these shortcomings and could have even sat out of the team for some time. The former cricketer said that he was more disappointed by the fact that Virat decided to leave Test cricket and continue playing in ODIs.

According to Sanjay Manjrekar, Test is more difficult for a top-order batsman than ODI. It requires more patience, technical and mental strength. The test is the most difficult. ‘It would have been understandable if he had retired from all three formats, but it did not seem right to him to leave Tests and continue playing in ODIs.’

Virat Kohli played 123 matches in his Test career, in which he scored a total of 9230 runs in 210 innings. He has 30 centuries and 31 half-centuries to his name in Tests.

Virat Kohli will not play in the Delhi vs Railways match to be held on Tuesday in Vijay Hazare Trophy 2025-26. This has been confirmed by Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh. Earlier, Kohli had played for Delhi in the first 2 matches of the tournament. It was expected that before joining Team India for the ODI series against New Zealand, Kohli could play a match against Railways.

Following the guidelines of BCCI, Virat Kohli played the first 2 matches in the ongoing edition of Vijay Hazare Trophy. He played a brilliant inning of 131 runs in the first match against Andhra. He also scored a half-century (77) against Gujarat. Delhi had won both these matches. After this, Kohli did not play in the 3 matches, out of which Delhi won 2 matches and lost 1.

Why won’t Virat Kohli play against Railways?

Delhi coach Sarandeep Singh confirmed that Kohli will not play against Railways. He said, “No, he is not available.” India vs New Zealand 3 match ODI series is starting from 11th January. It was expected that he could play one more match in the Vijay Hazare Trophy on 6 January before joining Team India for the series.

Kohli wants to give maximum time to prepare for the ODI series against New Zealand, so he will not play on Tuesday. Delhi team is in Group D, currently the team is on top in the points table of its group after winning 4 out of 5 matches.

According to BCCI rules, players with central contracts had to play at least 2 matches of Vijay Hazare Trophy. Kohli fulfilled this condition by playing against Andhra and Gujarat. According to the report of Times of India, DDCA President Rohan Jaitley had said last week that Kohli will also play the match against Railways.

Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan believes that Shubman Gill can become the next Virat Kohli of Team India. Gill is currently the captain of India’s Test and ODI team, and he is being seen as the next superstar player of Team India. He has taken the number-4 position in the Test format, where Virat Kohli used to play.

Irfan Pathan told how Virat Kohli was linked with Sachin Tendulkar in the early days of his career. Similarly, now Shubman Gill is being linked with Virat Kohli.

Irfan Pathan said, “Gill is very talented. Comparisons will always be made. Virat was compared to Sachin, who has scored 25-30 thousand runs. I think Gill has the ability to do this. He can hit many types of shots. The more responsibility and challenges he gets as a cricketer, the better he will get as a cricketer. I have seen, he is always ready for cricket.”

Before the Indian all-rounder, England’s veteran spinner Monty Panesar had expressed doubt that Shubman Gill would hardly ever be able to replace Virat Kohli in Team India. On the other hand, after becoming the captain, Shubman Gill said that even after becoming the captain, there will be no impact on his bonding with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

This statement of Irfan Pathan came at a time when, despite being the captain of the ODI and Test team, Shubman Gill has been dropped from the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup 2026. Despite being the vice-captain of the T20 team, Gill has been left out of the World Cup squad.

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