All-rounder Hardik Pandya is one of the notable promotions to Grade A, which is worth Rs 5 crore, while rookies Shubman Gill and Mohammed Siraj got their maiden central contracts, worth Rs 1 crore, in Grade C.
With Hardik Pandya not yet to fit to bowl, Kohli said it is affecting the balance of the team.
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.
'The idea for this film came from Sonakshi and Huma.'
Iyer had missed the first leg of the IPL after suffering a shoulder injury during the first ODI between India and England in March.
Delhi Capitals's new recruit Ajinkya Rahane looked sharp and timed the ball quite well during Delhi's nets session in Dubai on Wednesday.
India's opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan looked visibly upset, venting out his anger on reserved opener KL Rahul on day 3 of the 4th Test at Feroz Shah Kotla ground in New Delhi. Birthday boy Dhawan played an important hand before lunch. The incident unfolded when Dhawan was hit on the forearm by a rising delivery from Imran Tahir.
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.
'Just a little bit of fun, the guys getting together. The guys have been cooked up in their rooms for 18 days, it is not easy. Honestly, it is just nice to be out.'
Peaking at the right time and with all their boxes ticked, Sunrisers Hyderabad are certain to hold sway over a dishevelled Delhi Capitals in a virtual semi-final in the second Indian Premier League qualifier, in Abu Dhabi, on Sunday.
Should India open with the exciting duo of Prithvi Shaw and Devdutt Padikkal?
Since Dhawan is not part of the Test squad, the Delhi left-hander would like to finish the Caribbean assignment on a high.
As coach Ricky Ponting pointed out, he would expect a better "on his feet" thinking from the young captain.
Struggling opener Shikhar Dhawan will be the focus in a spoilt-for-choice Indian team when it takes on world champion England in a three-match ODI series starting in Pune on Tuesday.
Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday announced that opener Shikhar Dhawan has been traded to Delhi Daredevils for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League next year.
'Thank you Delhi Capitals for showing faith in me. I will give my 100 percent each and every day and hopefully we will cross the line this year.'
Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja on Monday blamed his inept batting line-up for their poor showing in IPL 2022, saying the inability to score runs in the first six overs was hurting the team.
Delhi Capitals head coach Ricky Ponting along with a few players including senior off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, all-rounder Axar Patel, batsman Shimron Hetmyer and pacer Chris Woakes, checked in to their team hotel in Mumbai on Monday ahead of the 14th edition of the IPL, starting next month.
It could well be the last mega auction the BCCI may conduct, as most of the original IPL franchises want it discontinued.
Shikhar Dhawan's tally of six international centuries this year is the highest. His tally of five ODIs hundreds is the highest by any batsman this year.
Rajneesh Gupta presents some interesting numbers from Day 1 of the 1st Test.
Images from Day 1 of the first Test between Sri Lanka and India in Galle, on Wednesday.
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said his side planned well for the match but their execution was 'miles off' which led to the defeat against Mumbai Indians.
India showed commendable character in Rajkot to level the series, proving that the panic buttons were pressed prematurely following the 10-wicket loss in Mumbai.
Former batsman VVS Laxman has picked KL Rahul over Shikhar Dhawan to open the batting with Rohit Sharma in the upcoming five-match T20I series against England, starting in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Sharjah.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai.
Exactly 11 months are left for the marquee event in India and the series starting on Friday will give the team an initial idea about some of the middle-order slots
Prithvi Shaw (82 off 41) wasted no time as he walloped Shivam Mavi for six fours off the opening over to give DC a bright start.
Kuldeep Yadav picked up four wickets, while Shikhar Dhawan hit an unbeaten half-century to power India to a crushing eight-wicket victory against New Zealand in the first ODI.
Thakur (4/36), Axar (2/14) and Kuldeep (2/14) shared eight wickets among them while Anrich Nortje got the important wicket of Jonny Bairstow.
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Captain Virat Kohli credited India's first ever win over New Zealand in T20 International to the clinical show by both his batsmen and bowlers.
Suresh Raina said that it is disturbing to learn about the exponential number of domestic violence cases during this period.
From the International Cricket Council (ICC) to master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, a number of people took to Twitter to extend their good wishes to Dhawan on his special day.
India's top order fired in unison and their bowlers produced a tidy display to beat reigning world champions Australia by 36 runs in a thrilling World Cup match.
Television umpire Rod Tucker declared Dhawan not out.
Eyeing a maiden IPL title, the fancied Delhi Capitals will face another litmus test in the form of a Kolkata Knight Riders unit brimming with optimism when the two sides lock horns in the Qualifier 2 match in Sharjah on Wednesday.
With most of the power-hitters in isolation after Krunal Pandya's COVID-19 positive case, India could score just 132 for 5 on a slow track. Sri Lanka chased down the total with two balls to spare and won by four wickets.
Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan smashed quickfire half-centuries as a dominant India outclassed Ireland by a whopping 76 runs in the opening T20 International, in Dublin, on Wednesday.
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