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Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli’s Instagram post following the T20 World Cup 2024 received the most likes in Asia.

India won the T20 World Cup last month, securing their second title by defeating South Africa in the final.

After their victory, Kohli posted a picture on Instagram with the team’s World Cup trophy, captioned, “Couldn’t have dreamt of a better day than this. God is great, and I bow my head in gratitude. We finally did it.”

This post has received more than 21 million likes so far.

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Previously, Bollywood actresses Kiara Advani and Siddharth Malhotra held the record for the most liked Indian posts on Instagram.

Virat Kohli also became the first Asian athlete and the fifth worldwide to garner over two crore likes on an Instagram post. He remains the most followed Indian personality on Instagram, with 270 million followers.

The proposed schedule for next year’s International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy in Pakistan has been revealed, Geo reports.

The dates of the Champions Trophy were announced by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) last week, with the event scheduled to be held in Pakistan from February 19 to March 9.

It has been reported by the media that the India-Pakistan match will be held in Lahore on March 1.

The ICC, however, has not yet confirmed the schedule.

As per the proposed schedule, Group A includes Pakistan, India, New Zealand, and Bangladesh, while Group B comprises Australia, England, South Africa, and Afghanistan.

Group matches for the Pakistan team will be played in Lahore, Karachi, and Rawalpindi.

The inaugural Champions Trophy match between Pakistan and New Zealand is scheduled to be played on February 19 in Karachi.

Here is the detail of the remaining matches:

India vs Bangladesh-February 20-Lahore
Afghanistan vs South Africa-February 21-Karachi
Australia vs England-February 22-Lahore
India vs New Zealand-February 23-Lahore
Pakistan vs Bangladesh- February 24-Rawalpindi
Afghanistan vs England-February 25-Lahore
Australia South Africa- February 26-Rawalpindi
Bangladesh vs New Zealand-February 27-Lahore
Afghanistan v Australia-February 28-Rawalpindi
Pakistan vs India-March 1-Lahore
South Africa vs England-March 2-Rawalpindi

First semi-final-March 5-Karachi
Second semi-final-March 6-Rawalpindi
Final-March 9-Lahore

Ashab Irfan of Pakistan won the Kanso Open Squash Championship in the USA, defeating India’s Veer Chauthrani after a thrilling contest.

He won this game by 3-2 with scores of 11-7, 8-11, 12-10, 8-11 and 11-8.

The total prize money for the Houston event was nine thousand dollars.

John Cena, a popular wrestler and actor worldwide, including in Pakistan, has announced his retirement from World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE).

He made this announcement on the sidelines of a wrestling event called Money in the Bank in Toronto, Canada.

On this occasion, he said, “In 2025, I will say goodbye to the wrestling world. WrestleMania 2025 will be my last event as a wrestler. I faced many difficulties while working in WWE, but people’s love helped me move forward.

John joined the WWE in 2001 and is considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time. He became the world champion 16 times during his career, a record in the WWE’s history.

On this occasion, people present chanted, ‘ Thank You, John Cena, ‘ while the wrestler’s T-shirt read, ‘The Last Time is Now.’

Jason Gillespie, head coach of Pakistan’s Red Ball team, has reached Karachi. Gillespie will meet the Pakistan Shaheens and Red Ball players and hold a press conference on the schedule for his tour of Australia.

The head coach will arrive in Lahore tomorrow to meet Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi. He will also tour Australia with the Pakistan Shaheens.

On Sunday, April 28, 2024, the PCB appointed former South African cricketer Gary Kirsten as the head coach of Pakistan’s white-ball team, while former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie was appointed as the head coach of the red-ball team.

In the World Championship of Legends 2024, Pakistan defeated India by 68 runs. Chasing the massive target of 244, India could score 175 runs for the loss of nine wickets.

Pakistan’s inning:

Playing first, the Pakistan champions scored 243 runs for 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Kamran Akmal scored 77 runs and Sharjeel Khan scored 72 runs. Sohaib Maqsood was dismissed for 51 runs off 26 balls.

Shahid Afridi was out for zero while Shoaib Malik remained not out with 25 runs.

RP Singh and Anwarit Singh of the Indian champions took one wicket each. Dhol Kulkarni and Pawan Negi also dismissed one player each.

India’s inning:

Chasing Pakistan’s target India scored 175 for the loss of nine wickets.

Ambari Raydu scored 36 runs, Suresh Rains, 52, Robin Uthapa 22, Yuvraj Singh 14, Irfan Pathan 15 runs for India.

For Pakistan Shoaib Malik and Wahab Riaz took three wicket each while Sohail Tanvir and Haris Sohail took one wicket each.

The India-Pak match in the World Championship of Legends has garnered such immense interest that all the tickets have been sold out.

Fans worldwide are fixated on the India-Pakistan match in the World Championship of Legends at Edgbaston. The game will be played today, with 23,000 tickets sold.

The match will be a means to showcase the talents of the great players of the past.

Shahid Afridi (captain), Sharjeel Khan, Umar Akmal, Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Misbah-ul-Haq, Abdul Razak, Wahab Riaz, Sohail Tanveer, Sohail Khan, Abdul Rahman, Aamir Yameen, Taufique Umar, Sohaib Maqsood, Yasir Arafat are among the Pakistani team participating in the league.

Indian team includes Yuvraj Singh (captain), Harbhajan Singh, Suresh Raina, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Gurkirt Mann, Rahul Sharma, Naman Ojha, Rahul Shukla, RP Singh, Vinay Kumar, Dhaul Kulkarni, Saurabh. Tiwari, Anwarit Singh and Pawan Negi are included.

Indian cricketing superstar Virat Kohli and his wife, Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma, are planning to move permanently from Mumbai to London with their two children, Geo has reported.

Both stars want to lead private lives away from the limelight and millions of fans in India.

The World Cup hero left with his wife and two children, Wamika (daughter) and Akay (son) after attending the Victory Parade in Mumbai on Thursday.

After the World Cup final on Saturday night, Virat Kohli announced his retirement from the T20 format. However, he will continue to play Tests and ODIs. He scored 76 runs off 59 balls against South Africa in the last match and was declared the player of the final.

Indian media has said that since Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli became parents to their second child, Akay Kohli, the couple is considering moving to London before the birth of their second child. The couple spent a lot of time in London and decided to give birth there.

They spent almost two months in London and stayed away from cricket even after the birth of Akay. Sources close to him say that Virat will now stay permanently in the UK.

Earlier, he revealed in an interview that he likes living in Europe because most people don’t recognize him, which gives him an everyday life.