Rishabh Pant on Tuesday surpassed the iconic Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the fastest Indian wicket-keeper-batsman to reach the 1,000-run mark in Test cricket during the final Test against Australia at the Gabba on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.
De Villiers was set to lead the side in Kohli's absence but the South African was ruled out of the team's opening game of the season on Wednesday.
Shahbaz, one of the pillars of the Bengal Ranji Trophy side, is also an integral part of Royal Challengers Bangalore
Shifting his focus to the basics and a 'special chat' with his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate AB de Villiers helped India skipper Virat Kohli bounce back to his best in the second T20 International against England, in Ahmedabad, on Sunday.
JP Duminy will captain a South Africa Twenty20 squad with three new caps to take on India in three matches later this month, Cricket South Africa announced on Tuesday.
Former India batsman Wasim Jaffer picked his all-time One-day International team and picked four Indian players including Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its skipper.
Rajneesh Gupta previews Game 7 in IPL 12: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians.
Lesser known cricketers who could make waves at the IPL auction.
The pressure was on AB to do the job and boy, did he do it in style!
'It was a surreal experience to represent the country. Thanks to everyone for your wishes. Looking forward for more challenges.'
Yuzvendra Chahal showed why he is one of the key players in the Royal Challengers Bangalore team along with Virat Kohli and A B de Villiers.
Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting picked Indian stalwart Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain of his all-time Indian Premier League XI, which comprises seven Indians and four foreigners.
Virat Kohli just can't wait for the IPL to begin!
Yadav said he shares a special bond with fellow spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, whose advise he values both on and off field.
Virat Kohli became the fastest to score 5000 ODI runs as captain.
Put in to bat at the Providence stadium, India rode on skipper Yash Dhull's responsible 82 to post a fighting 232 all out and then bundled out the opposition for 187, with left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal (5/28) and pacer Raj Bawa (4/47) doing bulk of the damage.
Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten century but an excellent spell of bowling from Australia seamer Pat Cummins restricted South Africa to 266 for eight at the close of play on the opening day of the third Test at Newlands on Thursday.
Captain Virat Kohli was a relieved man after Royal Challengers finally snapped a six-match losing streak in this IPL with a eight wicket win over Kings XI Punjab, in Mohali, on Saturday.
Virat Kohli is active on his social media profiles ever since the cricket action came to a halt due to the coronavirus pandemic
Ambati Rayudu's 53-ball 82-run innings set things up for Chennai Super Kings
For KKR, the biggest cause of concern will be the availability of big-hitter Andre Russell, who hurt his knee when he dived into the advertisement boards after missing a catch on Saturday.
Captain Hashim Amla emerged from a year of poor form with a dogged century to lead a South Africa fight back in the second Test against England on Monday.
put on a disciplined show with the ball as they restricted RCB to 152/7 in their 20 overs at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
South Africa's swashbuckling batsman AB de Villiers has admitted that he is not satisfied with his current T20 record despite playing a major role in his side's two-match series win against England.
Newly-appointed Test skipper AB de Villiers has it in him to become one of South Africa's greatest captains, says Cricket South Africa (CSA) supremo Ali Bacher.
It is his 100th Test appearance and AB de Villiers's family made sure they were all with him in Bengaluru on his special day.
Both DC and RCB have looked solid so far and are placed atop the standings with three wins out of four games each.
RCB slumped to their fifth defeat in seven games after failing to defend 176 against KKR on Sunday night.
The dew factor will go out of the window but the searing heat will be an issue when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on a better prepared Rajasthan Royals in the first of the 10 IPL double-headers, in Abu Dhabi, on Saturday.
RCB found the going tough as they could score only 36 runs from the Powerplay overs.
IPL has helped English cricket grow and is best tournament after World Cups, feels English 'keeper Jos Buttler.
His records are a true measure of the skill and brilliance he brought to the crease, says Rajneesh Gupta.
Rajasthan Royals, who have won their last two games, will look for another victory against RCB and keep their hopes alive of making it to the IPL play-offs.
The RCB spinners choked KKR for runs; and in the batsmen's bid to make up the run-rate KKR lost wickets regularly.
Faf du Plessis said that it is 'very important' to have a positive attitude and he is putting a lot of energy into it.
Shakib Al Hasan was in sublime touch with the bat before the ban brought him down. Shakib expects himself to pick up again from where he left off.
Harshal Patel was told well in advance that he will be bowling in the crucial death overs for Royal Challengers Bangalore, a role he played to perfection in the IPL opener against Mumbai Indians.
Virat Kohli's decision to quit Royal Challengers Bangalore captaincy after the ongoing season had no impact on the team's performance against Kolkata Knight Riders, asserted head coach Mike Hesson.
South Africa were fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during Sunday's five-run victory over India in the opening game of the ODI series in Kanpur. The team's skipper, A B de Villiers, was docked 40 percent of his match fee.
Warner would be looking to make the most of the early start and put runs on the board again.
