India head coach Ravi Shastri is eagerly waiting to see the much-awaited clash between Mahendra Singh Dhoni's CSK and Rishabh Pant's Delhi Capitals, to be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.
The defending champions will miss Moeen for Saturday's IPL 2022 opener against the Kolkata Knight Riders as the Englishman will need to complete a three-day quarantine before joining the team.
Hardik led debutants Gujarat Titans to the IPL title and it is this leadership ability, which has propelled him to the captaincy of the Indian team for the two-match T20I series against Ireland later this month.
'It was a great feeling to be trusted by players such as Virat bhai and Rohit bhai to go out there and bat in the crucial moments. It's a great feeling when the team and the players consider you to be a match winner.'
But Gavaskar's sharp wit and sarcasm was evident from what he said next about what exactly was Kohli expecting.
From Union Home Minister Amit Shah to India's double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar to actor Ranveer Singh, emotional tributes poured in for Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who announced his retirement on Saturday
The big names in Indian cricket, of late, have opted to stay away when it comes to applying for the national selector's job.
Named captain for the tour of Zimbabwe, Ajinkya Rahane says he would like to take Mahendra Singh Dhoni's calmness and Virat Kohli's controlled aggression into the field when he wears the skipper's hat in the upcoming limited-overs series.
Rishabh Pant says the former India captain has helped shape quite a few things in his still nascent career, ranging from his Indian Premier League contract to advice on wicketkeeping techniques.
'Ever since Dhoni bhai asked me to bowl in that New Zealand match, my life has completely changed'
Mohit Sharma virtually went off radar after the last of his 34 appearances for India.
Regarded as an utility player, young Kerala wicket-keeper batsman Sanju Samson credits Rahul Dravid for his growth, and said the former captain played a big role in turning him into a 'better cricketer'.
Pandya knows exactly what he would like to imbibe from the three captains he has played under -- Dhoni, Kohli and Rohit.
Chahar became the most expensive Indian fast bowler at an IPL auction when CSK paid Rs 14 crore to secure his services
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dwayne Bravo "got us more than what we expected" after his team was reeling at 24 for four at one stage of its IPL match against Mumbai Indians in Dubai.
Kohli's post stole people's hearts becoming the most retweeted sports-related tweet
Chennai Super Kings skipper Ravindra Jadeja wants his team to find ways to come back stronger even as he defended opener Ruturaj Gaikwad's poor form.
It is difficult to expect that selectors would ring in changes when an Indian cricket team wins a series 3-0 on Australian soil which is precisely the reason why Pawan Negi is "pleasantly surprised" after knowing about his selection for the T20 series against Sri Lanka.
Umesh Yadav is not taking his Australia berth for granted and is keeping his fingers crossed for the future.
Mohit Sharma attributes his recent success in international cricket to the opportunities that was given to him by his IPL and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni but doesn't like if you only call him a line and length bowler.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli inspire Rayudu to greater heights.
Sreesanth is open to playing in overseas leagues and coaching roles
Young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad is glad that he could take up the responsibility of guiding Chennai Super Kings to an eventual winning total from a 'tough situation' against defending champions Mumbai Indians in their opening match of the second leg of IPL in Dubai on Sunday.
The former India head coach had told a leading publication that he was surprised to see three wicket-keepers Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik and Rishabh Pant in the 2019 World Cup squad.
Delhi's strong batting line up of Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Steven Smith and Pant himself will look to fire on all cylinders right from the opening game.
Jadeja hit his 15th fifty in the longest format of the game on Monday in the Boxing Day Test against Australia.
The 27-year-old has since come a long way and is one of the three players retained by the franchise that is still eying its first ever title in the lucrative league.
Rayudu plays only one format for India and his decision to quit Ranji Trophy and play ODIs and Indian Premier League raised a few eyebrows but the Hyderabad right-hander called it his method of managing the workload.
India's captain cool Mahendra Singh Dhoni turned 34 on Tuesday and wishes poured in on the social media from the cricket fraternity all over the world.
While it is generally his captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has made this habit of hitting the winning runs - in some style too, Ajinkya Rahane had that honour in Rising Pune Supergiants' match against the Delhi Daredevils.
Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput earned praise for portraying Mahendra Singh Dhoni in MS Dhoni: The Untold Story.
'Everything has to come to halt at some stage and for me as Test captain of India, it's now.'
Since the ICC World Cup, Yuzvendra Chahal has played only one ODI and has also been ignored from India's T20 scheme of things ahead of next year's T20 World Cup.
Acknowledging the progress Zimbabwe has made in One-dayers, India's stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane says they respect the hosts and will not take them lightly in the three-match series, beginning on Friday.
'Much as I feel on top of the world after being a part of a special series like Jubilee, I would say my biggest achievement so far has been spreading happiness around.'
Yuzvendra Chahal feels that playing under an attacking captain like Virat Kohli brought the best out of him and made him more attacking.
The breakdown in communication between national selectors, led by chairman Chetan Sharma, and the team management comprising skipper Virat Kohli over Bengal opener Abhimanyu Easwaran's contentious selection, is not the first such instance in Indian cricket.
Endorsed by Virender Sehwag after seeing his array of strokeplay, Punjab Kings' Jitesh Sharma is the new talk of the town. 'I have worked hard on this (on his range of strokes). Playing straight is my strength. It is down to preparation again. I also try to learn a new shot every year or learn something new.'
Kedar's unbeaten 81 off 87 balls saw India beat Australia by six wickets with Mahendra Singh Dhoni remaining not out on 59 at the other end.
A key member of India's historic win in the 2018-19 Test series Down Under, Shami further said he's looking forward to the upcoming four-match Test series against Australia later this year.
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