It will be a test of Virat Kohli's tactical acumen against the ice-cool demeanour of Eoin Morgan when perennial underachievers Royal Challengers Bangalore clash with former champions Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator in Sharjah on Monday.
Left-arm yorker specialist Thangarasu Natarajan says former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni's advice to bowl slow bouncers and cutters during his breakout IPL season last year helped him get better at his craft.
Chennai Super Kings all-rounder Dwayne Bravo stole the limelight from Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Abu Dhabi, on Monday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat defending champions Mumbai Indians by two wickets in a last-ball thriller in the Indian Premier League opener, in Chennai, on Friday.
AB de Villiers demolished KKR with a magnificent unbeaten 73 from just 33 balls.
KL Rahul was effusive in his praise for 25-year-old Brar.
Khan picked Williamson for the sense of "calm" he brings to the side and admitted that there is no good time to bowl to de Villiers.
The match looked like a Jadeja vs RCB contest. What an all-round show!
Images from Friday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad, in Abu Dhabi.
De Villiers and Kohli's dismissals end RCB's hopes of getting to 150 odd that would have been a par score.
Royal Challengers head coach Simon Katich was all praise for the South African after he single-handedly won the IPL game against Rajasthan Royals for them, in Dubai on Saturday.
The Indian Premier League has served as a huge platform for the upcoming cricketers to make their mark over the past 14 editions and the trend is expected to continue when the 2022 IPL season begins on Saturday.
Game 6 in IPL 2021 will see the Sunrisers Hyderabad take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in Chennai.
Having released 10 players ahead of the auction, the team management focussed on strengthening the batting and pace bowling units.
The South African pace duo of Anrich Nortje and Kagiso Rabada were at their lethal best as they powered Delhi Capitals to the IPL play-offs with a thumping six-wicket victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi, on Monday.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Eoin Morgan says his team's four-wicket win over RCB in the IPL Eliminator was possible due to Sunil Narine's outstanding all-round effort.
Harpreet picked three key wickets for Punjab Kings as he dismissed Kohli, Maxwell, and de Villiers
Harpreet got the wickets of Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and A B de Villiers to jolt RCB's run-chase.
If RCB are to win their first IPL title, much will depend on AB, a batsman who can change any game with his power hitting.
Chants of 'Kohli! Kohli!' rang around the Chinnaswamy stadium.
Former India opener Virender Sehwag believes all is not well with the Rahul Dravid-coached Indian team and a few things needed to be addressed as soon as possible after England pulled off a record 378-run chase.
'Only those who were part of the 6 straight losses for RCB would know the importance of this.'
The players have started to leave their respective bio-bubbles to head back to their families.
Tuesday's knock at the Wankhede Stadium was another testimony to the fact that Karthik is going nowhere and there is still a lot left in the tank.
A huge fan of Cristiano Ronaldo, India's star batter Virat Kohli says he would do a scan of his brain if he wakes up one day as the Portuguese football icon.
Courtesy of AB de Villiers's late blitz, RCB smashed as many as 64 runs from the last three overs to finish on a huge 202 for three in their 20 overs.
The onus would be on their famed batting line-up of Kohli, AB de Villiers and Glenn Maxwell to start firing once again and put pressure on the KKR batsmen.
Earlier this month, pacer Dale Steyn had announced that he would not be available for selection for IPL 2021 and as a result, he has also been released.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi, on Wednesday.
'You want someone like an X-factor, like Maxwell, and at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, where it's flat and small, so he can have that impact.'
Virat Kohli feels his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Dinesh Karthik has made a strong case for another India comeback with his stellar run in IPL 2022.
Star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore would look to shrug off the crushing defeat in the previous outing and get their mojo back when they take on Mahendra Singh Dhoni's resilient Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match in Sharjah on Friday.
'I ordered puffs, I got them packed, I went to the counter and that's when I actually got nervous because I had my credit card, I didn't have cash. I gave the guy my credit card and thought 'This is it, I am gone'. I actually had the security number on my phone ready to dial, like immediately if something happens I will call him straightaway.'
Virat Kohli finished unbeaten on a whirlwind 90 from 52 balls, with four sixes and as many fours, as RCB posted 169/4.
Skipper Virat Kohli said the manner in which his side beat Delhi Capitals will give Royal Challengers Bangalore "the confidence to pull off a game from any situation" in the IPL play-offs.
Images from Monday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and SunRisers Hyderabad, in Dubai.
Faf Du Plessis's remarkable innings of 88 off 57 balls stood out in terms of its sheer quality and execution.
With the change in leadership at Royal Challengers Bangalore, IPL 2022 might get to see the Virat Kohli from the 2016 season when he amassed over 900 runs, reckons former India captain Sunil Gavaskar.
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