Top sports news: Twitterati slam Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli; Maria Sharapova announces retirement & more

In Wednesday's top Sports News (February 26, 2020), After India’s questionable performance against New Zealand, Mayank Agarwal's Twitter post along with Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma did not go down will by users.

Virat Kohli's bad form even affected his ranking as Australia's Steve Smith dethroned the Indian skipper to reach the top spot in the International Cricket Council's latest released Test ranking on Wednesday.

In tennis, five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova announced her retirement at the age of 32.

Let's take a look at the top five Sports news in detail below:

1. Stop posing, start playing: Twitterati slam Mayank Agarwal's Twitter post with Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma

The Men in Blue - who are the best Test side in the world - were thrashed by 10 wickets and did not even go past the 200 run mark in both their innings on seam-friendly conditions.

Mayank Agarwal's post along with Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Ishant Sharma did not go down will by users as they asked players to go back to playing instead of posing.

2. ICC Test ranking: Virat Kohli uncrowned by Steve Smith, R Ashwin drops to ninth spot

This is the eighth time that Steve Smith has reached the top spot in Test rankings after first occupying the top position in June 2015.

The 30-year-old Smith currently has 911 points while Indian skipper Virat Kohli is placed on the second position with 906 points.

3.'We are all humans, we need to love and respect each other': Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag condemn Delhi violence

The protest over the citizenship issue has lead to stone-pelting, arson, and vandalism between rival groups in northeast Delhi. 

Asking people to maintain peace, former cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Virender Sehwag took to Twitter to spread the message of love.

4. 'Tennis, I'm saying goodbye': Five-time grand slam winner Maria Sharapova announces retirement

The Russian became one of the highest-paid sportswomen in the world. "I'm new to this, so please forgive me. Tennis -- I'm saying goodbye," Sharapova said.

5. 'He is coming back after an injury': Former India coach John Wright on Jasprit Bumrah trying to find his rhythm

Jasprit Bumrah's form in the New Zealand tour has been a topic of discussion. The bowler in the ODI series went wicketless and in the Test series, Bumrah returned with just one.

His performance has come under the scanner, however, former India coach John Wright has come in support of the bowler.