Tag Archives: Virat Kohli

The Antigua Pitch

Posted on July 24, 2016 by thecricketcouch

The first Test of the WI v India series reached in to the final session on Day 4, with India registering an innings win by 92 runs, their largest win outside Asia. R Ashwin has continued his remarkable bowling form … Continue reading →

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T20s and Us

Posted on June 1, 2016 by thecricketcouch

Virat Kohli has had a fabulous T20 season both in Internationals as well as in the IPL. He has shown with his remarkable batting abilities a level of consistency in T20s that has never before been seen. To average upwards … Continue reading →

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Kohli Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk

Posted on January 5, 2015 by thecricketcouch

It was during the 2011 tour to the West Indies that India last won a Test series away from home. Virat Kohli was on debut in the first Test of the series at Kingston, Jamaica. After making only 4 in … Continue reading →

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Two ODIs, Two Different Games

Posted on November 2, 2013 by thecricketcouch

Wednesday, October 30, 2013 saw two one day internationals play out to two different tunes, combining the ridiculous and the sublime, one reminding us of how it used to be and the other what some fear could quite possibly be … Continue reading →

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On Virat Kohli and Greatness

Posted on September 23, 2013 by thecricketcouch

He is still a couple of months shy of being quarter century old. Yet, he has been in the national limelight already for 7 years. First as the captain of the successful India Under-19 team, then as the brash youngster … Continue reading →

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Discipline

Posted on December 8, 2012 by thecricketcouch

There is an episode of “South Park” where the kids are in a Karate class. While all the kids are following the instructions from the Master, Eric Cartman goes on his own tangent. The Master pulls him up and asks … Continue reading →

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Couch Talk Episode 36 with Chetan Narula, Cricket Writer

Posted on March 10, 2012 by thecricketcouch

In this episode, Cricket journalist and write, Chetan Narula talks about his book “Skipper – A definitve account of India’s greatest captains”, including the inspiration for the book, the research involved in writing it and also about MS Dhoni’s future … Continue reading →

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Virat Kohli Needs To Be Persisted With

Posted on January 11, 2012 by thecricketcouch

I am not particularly a huge fan of Ricky Ponting. May be it was his goatee in the 90’s, his being a dead ringer for Dubya, or the general abrasive attitude, but I have always been thoroughly impressed with his … Continue reading →

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Hardworking Man

Posted on June 23, 2011 by thecricketcouch

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Tale of the Three Debutants

Posted on June 21, 2011 by thecricketcouch

In the ongoing first test of the India-West Indies test series, 3 Indians made their test debuts: Abhinav Mukund, Virat Kohli and Praveen Kumar. At the end of Day 2, two of them have had a chance to bat twice … Continue reading →

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