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Year in Review: Hits and misses for Indian sports and entertainment in 2019
Business Standard lists key sporting events that drove public emotions and movies that sparked debates in year 2019
Year in review: Kohli 'The King' on field, Ganguly 'The Maharaj' off it
Ganguly, known for taking charge in Indian cricket's difficult times, became the unanimous choice to become the 39th president of the BCCI
 "Year in review: Kohli 'The King' on field, Ganguly 'The Maharaj' off it")
Ponting picks Kohli as the captain of his all-star Test team of the decade
Ponting's Test team of the 2010s doesn't feature any other Indian apart from Kohli, who is currently ranked No.1 in both ICC Test and ODI rankings for batsmen
 "Ponting picks Kohli as the captain of his all-star Test team of the decade")
Why Virat Kohli is indisputably and deservedly the athlete of the decade
In an era of one-dimensional specialists, Kohli is a specialist across formats, a cricketing polymath of sorts who insists on playing a different sport to his peers
 "Why Virat Kohli is indisputably and deservedly the athlete of the decade")
It's been a great year, except those 30 minutes in the World Cup: Kohli
Kohli looked back and called 2019 a beautiful year barring that World Cup semifinal loss to New Zealand.
 "It's been a great year, except those 30 minutes in the World Cup: Kohli")
Rohit Sharma beats Virat Kohli to become leading ODI run scorer in 2019
Rohit has scored 1,490 runs from 28 ODI matches this year, while Kohli finished with 1,377 runs from 26 matches.
 "Rohit Sharma beats Virat Kohli to become leading ODI run scorer in 2019")
Rohit breaks Jayasuriya's record as opener, Kohli scores most runs in 2019
Rohit is also at the top spot in the calendar run-scoring charts in ODIs with 1490
 "Rohit breaks Jayasuriya's record as opener, Kohli scores most runs in 2019")
Pakistan team should strive to get better than Kohli's side: Shoaib Akhtar
Pakistan is currently playing against Sri Lanka in the second Test of the two-match series and the hosts are in a dominant position to win the series
 "Pakistan team should strive to get better than Kohli's side: Shoaib Akhtar")
IPL 2020 auction: Kohli to Smith, best-paid Indian Premier League players
Even as many big names of the game queue up to be picked up in the IPL 2020 auction, Business Standard lists the cricketers who drew the biggest pay cheque in IPL 2019
 "IPL 2020 auction: Kohli to Smith, best-paid Indian Premier League players")
2nd ODI highlights: IND crush WI by 107 runs; Kuldeep Yadav takes hattrick
Rohit Sharma captivated with his languid brilliance in company of an equally graceful K L Rahul before Kuldeep Yadav topped it up with a hat-trick in India's series-levelling 107-run victory
 "2nd ODI highlights: IND crush WI by 107 runs; Kuldeep Yadav takes hattrick")
IND vs WI 2nd ODI: Check predicted playing 11, live streaming details here
India vs West Indies 2nd ODI match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports 2 with English commentary
 "IND vs WI 2nd ODI: Check predicted playing 11, live streaming details here")
IND vs WI: Shai Hope wants to pip Kohli, Rohit as 2019 top run-scorer
Hope, a chip of the old bloc, carried his bat through with a century in the first game but one number nugget that could interest the uninitiated is the runs he scored in ODIs this year.
 "IND vs WI: Shai Hope wants to pip Kohli, Rohit as 2019 top run-scorer")
India vs WI 2nd ODI: Bowling a concern as Kohli & Co look to level series
The biggest reason for the setback in Chennai was spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav being rendered ineffective
No comparison with him, but want to get where Kohli is, says Babar Azam
The 24-year-old is a self-confessed fan of Kohli spoke about his aspiration to emulate the world's No.1 Test and ODI batsman
 "No comparison with him, but want to get where Kohli is, says Babar Azam")
ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli top batsman, Bumrah slips to sixth position
Cheteshwar Pujara (791) and Ajinkya Rahane (759) held on to their fourth and sixth spots respectively.
 "ICC Test rankings: Virat Kohli top batsman, Bumrah slips to sixth position")
Year in review: PM Modi's tweet after BJP's poll victory was the most liked
In sports, Virat Kohli wishing M S Dhoni on his birthday became the most-retweeted tweet.
 "Year in review: PM Modi's tweet after BJP's poll victory was the most liked")
Year in Review: Virat Kohli, Rohit end 2019 as joint top scorers in T20Is
Going into the 3rd T20, Virat was just one run ahead of Rohit. After West Indies asked India to bat, Rohit scored 71 while the Kohli scored 70*, as a result, both are tied at 2,633 runs each in T20Is
 "Year in Review: Virat Kohli, Rohit end 2019 as joint top scorers in T20Is")
IND vs WI 1st ODI: Check predicted playing 11, live streaming details here
India vs West Indies 1st ODI match will be telecast live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports 2 with English commentary from 2 pm on December 15
 "IND vs WI 1st ODI: Check predicted playing 11, live streaming details here")
ICC T20 rankings: Rahul gains three spots, Virat Kohli storms into top 10
Rohit has moved down by a spot and is now placed at the ninth spot in the ICC T20 Rankings
 "ICC T20 rankings: Rahul gains three spots, Virat Kohli storms into top 10")
India, West Indies teams reach Chennai for first ODI at Chepauk Stadium
The two teams will face off in the first match of the three-match ODI series after the host won the T20 International series 2-1 on Wednesday in Mumbai
 "India, West Indies teams reach Chennai for first ODI at Chepauk Stadium")
