Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, have done an excellent job in restricting the oppositions but KKR's top-order batting has hurt them the most.
Up against Delhi Capitals, RCB will need to address their middle-order woes, to return to winning ways, in what could be touted as a battle of equals.
Off-spinner Ashwin and left-arm colleague Jadeja played all five Tests against England, leading the hosts to a 4-0 victory in the rubber.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 3 in IPL 12: Mumbai Indians vversus Delhi Capitals.
The cricket world was in awe of India's wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant following his outstanding innings on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England, at Edgbaston cricket ground in Birmingham, on Friday.
As Indian Idol reaches its finale on August 15, the show's host is shooting non-stop for the event.
The BCCI said that it will do everything in its power to arrange for the secure and safe passage of all the participants in IPL 2021.
Delhi Capitals, who outclassed Mumbai Indians by six wickets in their last match of IPL 2021, will be looking to build on their momentum when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their next game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday.
For any bowling unit, facing the Dhawan-Shaw duo is a scary proposition.
If Ravindra Jadeja is to be believed, as spin troika, he along with Ravichandran Ashwin and Amit Mishra have come together well.
Mumbai Indians pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult could be the key in the most sought-after contest of this IPL.
While DC made a superb start under new captain Rishabh Pant, RR suffered a four-run defeat against Punjab Kings
'You look at the numbers he has served up and the way he has consistently used that yorker, that makes everyone talk about it.'
A battle royale is in the offing as heavyweights Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals clash in a high-profile IPL encounter, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals skipper injured his shoulder while fielding at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Delhi's strong batting line up of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Pant himself will look to fire on all cylinders right from the opening game.
Sunrisers Hyderabad leg-spinner Amit Mishra, who has taken the most number of hat-tricks in the IPL, said he stuck to his basics en route to his third such feat on Wednesday against Pune Warriors.
The match, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, will also be a face-off between skippers KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, both seen as future India captaincy material.
CSK batsmen lacked urgency and that was their folly.
Rajasthan will take inspiration from their two big wins in Sharjah, to turn things around against a dominant Delhi.
'The calendars are incredibly packed, and particularly this year after COVID, Boards from around the world and trying to get as many competitions and as many Test matches in as possible'
"Two days after lodging the complaint, I approached the police station and told them that I have in principle decided to withdraw the case," the complainant told PTI.
'It's just very surprising t'hat the virus can breach its own protocol and enter a bubble.
While Lamichhane admitted that playing amid the pandemic has been "challenging and difficult", the joy of taking the ball in hand was enough for the leg-spinner to beat COVID-19 blues having contracted the virus last year in November.
India's leg-spinner Amit Mishra was fined 10 per cent of his match fee on Tuesday for showing towards the umpire after being given out in the ongoing first cricket Test against the West Indies in Kingston.
Delhi finished their torrid campaign with a 13-run win that not only saw them end with 10 points from 14 games, but also ended Mumbai's journey.
Indian leg-spinner Amit Mishra said the team is emphasising on improving the batting skills of the lower-order batsmen so that they can be handy in crunch situations in the West Indies. "The team is giving lot of importance to tail-enders (bowlers) to get runs so as to slacken the spirits of the opposition and help gain advantage over them," he told reporters.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, in New Delhi.
Sandeep Lamichhane's is a lovely little story of a boy stepping into man's world with a dream in his eyes and desire to see his tiny nation on the global cricketing map.
The Indian Premier League was on Tuesday suspended indefinitely after multiple COVID-19 cases were reported in its bio-bubble.
'We have a number of match-winners, so it's very difficult to go up the order'
Images from Tuesday's IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals, in Abu Dhabi.
Delhi Capitals have gone from strength to strength in the last few years -- finishing third in 2019 before finishing runners up last year to Mumbai Indians.
Images from Day 3 of the first Test between Bangladesh and India, in Chittagong, on Tuesday.
Leg-spinner Amit Mishra is disappointed that the good showing of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja and him in the ongoing Test series against South Africa hasn't got the credit it deserves.
The five-time champions posted a series of tweets and shared the travel plans of its players and support staff.
Australia pacer Pat Cummins believes the IPL organisers, in hindsight, could have 'tweaked a few things' after deciding to host the league in India amidst a raging COVID-19 pandemic.
'As a senior bowler, I had the opportunity to talk to the youngsters in the side and share my knowledge'
'While you're playing in the middle it is simple -- just play your game and choose bowlers that we want to hit first and obviously, (Mohammad) Nabi and Rashid (Khan) were the best bowlers on their side. It was an interesting game and I'm happy that we won'
