Rising Pune SuperGiants, on Thursday, called South Africa spinner Imran Tahir as replacement for injured Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh ahead of IPL-10.
While Dhoni lead the Pune Franchise in the first season, he was replaced by Smith for the 2017 season after the wicketkeeper-batter stepped down from India captaincy in January 2017.
A look at Rohit Sharma's sensational run in which he won five IPL titles and a Champions League T20 trophy.
Had KKR throws run out Dinesh Karthik, perhaps RCB may have lost the game.
Gambhir, one of the finest among IPL skippers with two titles for Kolkata Knight Riders, spoke to PTI exclusively on a host of topics including Rahul's leadership, team composition and how he intends to handle relation between Deepak Hooda and Krunal Pandya.
The purists might be worried about the impact of Twenty20 on players' technique, but India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja feels that the shortest format has had no effect of the cricketers' skills as they are well-trained to shift gears whenever required.
The 2016 Indian Premier League season brings with it an opportunity for both the old and new.
As many as 76 players including 28 from overseas will go under the hammer at the 2017 Indian Premier League auction to be held in Bengaluru on February 20.
'Why is a commercial venture being held responsible for a situation caused by mismanagement of the state?' asks N Suresh.
Off-spinner R Ashwin is matching Indian batsmen at their game
Teams play safe, retain star players, total purse at Rs 148 crore versus Rs 198 crore last year
Erratic Sunrisers Hyderabad look to bounce back against inconsistent Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma and coach Ricky Ponting discuss the team's chances in IPL Season 9. Aruneel Sadadekar/Rediff.com listens in.
IPL-11 was a smashing success. Superstars like Kane Williamson, M S Dhoni, Rashid Khan shone. New stars like Rishabh Pant, Andrew Tye were born. Rediff.com/Harish Kotian draws up his dream team.