Mahendra Singh Dhoni will be back in the IPL next year. The World Cup-winning captain confirmed it himself during the toss Chennai Super Kings' final game of the season, against Kings XI Punjab, in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.
India would be aiming to seal the series with yet another resounding performance against a below-par West Indies.
Former India opener Gautam Gambhir on Monday said that in the absence of Suresh Raina, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni should bat higher up the order for Chennai Super Kings in this year's Indian Premier League.
With nine defeats from 11 matches, the Sunrisers are languishing at the bottom, while KKR, in fourth place with 10 points from 12 matches, still have hopes of qualifying for the knock-out stage.
Pujara, on his part, thanked all the front-line warriors including doctors, para medical staff, and police, who are doing selfless service at this critical juncture.
Virtually out of the play-off race, bottom-placed Sunrisers Hyderabad will hope to keep their new-found momentum intact when they face table toppers Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, in Sharjah, on Thursday.
Afghanistan's controversial campaign, marred by poor on and off-field decisions, has gone from bad to worse. They now face the onerous task of squaring off against a galaxy of world class players, whose performance graph is on the upswing.
'Dhoni's jersey is number 7 and my jersey's number 3 is 73 together. On Saturday, when 73 years of India's independence was completed, we thought that there could be no better day to leave international cricket,' Raina was quoted as saying by Dainik Jagran on Monday.
Their winning streak may have been halted, but India captain Virat Kohli feels the current Indian team can become one of the greatest One-Day International sides ever if it can replicate its home success in overseas conditions.
'The opening combination should not be tweaked. Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are the ideal pair to give India a fast start. But K L Rahul is also there'
However, Cipla was very clear it does not want to get into vaccine manufacturing.
'It was a pretty gettable total. We couldn't get partnerships, which doesn't happen often. We didn't execute our plans properly'
India have won the Asia Cup on seven occasions, Sri Lanka on five occasions, with Pakistan winning it twice.
India will start their Asia Cup campaign against minnows Hong Kong on Tuesday followed by the big game against Pakistan.
Arun Karthik hammered nine boundaries and three sixes, in his match-winning knock and fittingly finished the game with a boundary.
It's all about the crowd that creates this kind of environment. It's good to have people coming to see the match when it is an India-Pakistan game, feels India batsman Kedar Jadhav
'Overall, if I have to sum it up, the players have taken more responsibility this year.'
Dhoni remained not out on 42 off 31 balls, having hit the only six in the Indian innings, compared to England's 13.
Operating like a well-oiled unit, Chennai Super Kings will start as overwhelming favourites when they clash with struggling Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL match in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Following is the list of players who have been released by the different franchises ahead of the auction for the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.
The Australians only had themselves to blame for their defeat on Friday as they had several opportunities to turn the game their way.
India underwent a full member training session
A roundup of the Vijay Hazare Trophy one-day matches played on Saturday.
Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who has been ruled out of the remainder of Indian Premier League because of a groin injury, tells fans CSK is going to come back stronger and better like champions.
IMAGES from the World Cup match played between India and Afghanistan in Southampton on Saturday
A bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran, however, declined the prayer of Dua that no FIR can be registered against any media personnel with 10 years' experience unless cleared by a committee.
India captain Ajinkya Rahane has applauded his team for playing as a unit, saying that every member of the side contributed in the 3-0 whitewash against Zimbabwe in the ODI series.
India, who are 0-1 down in the three-match series, would surely like to change the record to keep themselves afloat in the series.
Zampa is happy that he has been to get better of world's best batsman on a few occasions recently.
The Virat Kohli-led team ticked all the boxes in their opening win of the series Australia on Saturday.
The confidence Kedar Jadhav has in his bowling comes from the fact that Mahendra Singh Dhoni used him as a surprise weapon during the ODI series at home against New Zealand last year.
A summary of Day 2 action in the Ranji Trophy matches, played at various venues across the country.
On Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha and Delhi Capitals veteran spinner Amit Mishra also tested positive for the dreaded virus as BCCI announced the postponement with immediate effect.
BCCI president Anurag Thakur and India players Ajinkya Rahane, Rohit Sharma, Kedar Jadhav and Manish Pandey visited the 124 Sikh Battalion Territorial Army headquarter in New Delhi. After interacting with the jawans, the players also played cricket with the kids of army officers. "I thoroughly enjoyed playing a knock with the children. It is great to see the enthusiasm of these kids and I would like to wish them best of luck for all their future endeavors," Rohit Sharma said.
Rohit lauded the efforts of the bowlers for producing crucial breakthroughs.
Rain played spoilsport as the One-Day match between India 'A' and South Africa 'A' was abandoned after 35 overs in the first innings, taking the Manish Pandey-led side to the top of points table in the quadrangular contest. The Indians were struggling for most part of the 35.2 overs bowled today after being put in to bat at the Harrup Park. Openers Mandeep Singh (29 of 51 balls) and Karun Nair (15 of 25 balls) put on 31 in eight overs before the latter was dismissed by Dwaine Pretorius.
It will be a selection dilemma for skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Anil Kumble as a fit-again Suresh Raina is back in the nets having recovered from a bout of viral fever that kept him out of first ODI in Dharamsala. With Kedar Jadhav picking up two wickets with his handy part-time off breaks, the same skill set of both the players is definitely going to be a factor as the team management decides to pick the XI for the second ODI against New Zealand on Thursday.
RCB will be strengthened further when the immensely-talented Devdutt Padikkal makes the team after his recovery from COVID-19.
Kedar Jadhav and Mahendra Singh Dhoni struck unbeaten fifties to help India pull off a tricky chase and beat Australia by six wickets in the first One-day international on Saturday.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who came in at No. 7 in Tuesday's IPL match against Rajasthan Royals, blamed the 14-day quarantine for lack of batting time.
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