Steve Smith and Rohit Sharma sought to play down Rising Pune Supergiant and Mumbai Indians' head-to-head record, where the enviable mingles with the undesirable, on the eve of the title clash of IPL-10.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the third Test between India and New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma has urged his teammates to put up one last effort against Chennai Super Kings in the finals, saying all their hard work would go in vain if they failed to win the IPL T20 tournament at the Edens Gardens.
The poor performance of the Indian umpires came under the spotlight after an embarrasing error from on-field umpires C K Nandan and Nitin Menon, who allowed Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner to take strike after hitting a boundary off the last delivery of the sixth over against Mumbai Indians.
India won their seventh ICC trophy, while registering their third Champions Trophy triumph.
Adorable pictures of the tots having a good time, adding cheer to the tournament.
In the absence of Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul was named vice-captain of the ODI and T20I teams. He also makes a comeback to the Test team, as Shikhar Dhawan was named only in the limited-overs' side.
'Ishan is a floater, he can open the innings. He bats regularly in the middle order in domestic cricket and he is brilliant against the spinners. Importantly, it is important to have a left-hander in your team who is explosive, because he can take on the leg-spinners.'
Captaining India is such an honour for Rohit Sharma that he would not fuss whether it's full time or sporadic.
After scores of 14 and 1, Virat Kohli is due for a big one and will be hoping to spend more time in the middle when Royal Challengers Bangalore take on Mumbai Indians in the IPL in Dubai.
'We will see, we want to win but at the same time, there are a lot of questions that we need answers to. But in the Asia Cup, I want to see some of the guys batting under pressure against quality teams.'
'My advice to Ishan Kishan would be to forget about the milestone, forget about the double hundred as soon as you can. There are bigger milestones to achieve, higher peaks to scale.'
Mumbai Indians will start as favourites when they take on laggards Kings XI Punjab.
The IPL 2022 player retention witnessed interesting action as some franchises generously splurged cash on their trusted players as others helplessly watched their top players walk away.
Opener KL Rahul is all set to be named Indian team's vice captain for the three-Test series against South Africa, starting on December 26, BCCI sources confirmed on Saturday.
The World Cup trophy was not meant to be his, but India's 'Captain Fearless' Rohit Sharma gave everything on the field and so did Mohammed Shami, who set the record for most fifers in the tournament's history.
India's Test captain Virat Kohli clarified regarding his relationship with teammate Rohit Sharma, saying 'there is no rift' between the two.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League-12 final played between Mumbai and Chennai in Hyderabad on Sunday
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India will look for the right balance as they aim for a series-levelling victory against a spunky New Zealand in the must-win second Test.
IPL 2022 saw many top players failing to justify their huge price tags with the likes of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Kieron Pollard and Ravindra Jadeja failing to inspire their teams.
Meanwhile, the last set of Indian players who will be travelling to Australia joined the bubble hours after the final between Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Prithvi Shaw was rewarded for his good showing in domestic cricket as he was called up to the Indian team for the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand.
After two months in the bio-bubble, MI Skipper Rohit Sharma headed to the Maldives during his off-time after his side exited the IPL.
New Zealand beat India by 25 runs in Mumbai to complete an unprecedented 3-0 series sweep in India.
'I will try to tell them to replicate what they did in first-class or club cricket'
India's prolific opener Rohit Sharma believes Mahendra Singh Dhoni is "one of a kind", playing down recent comparisons of his leadership style and composure with the two-time World Cup-winning captain.
India's stand-in skipper reached the milestone when he led the team in the second match against Bangladesh, at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, in Rajkot, on Thursday.
Former Indian opener Wasim Jaffer expressed his disappointment with fans trolling Indian all-rounder and Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya for his poor performances in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL), saying that during the T20 World Cup starting from June 1 in West Indies and USA, the all-rounder will play some crucial knocks and the trolls will be singing his praise.
India will still be without injured vice-captain Hardik Pandya for Thursday's World Cup match against Sri Lanka.
Hardik Pandya's maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket and star batter Suryakumar Yadav's fluent 67 went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday.
'I love batting at No 3 because the situation I go in, I can pace my innings accordingly looking at the situation.'
The defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad did not hurt them since they have already qualified for the Indian Premier League Play-offs but for Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma the defeat is 'an eye-opener'.
In the absence of their regular captain Rishabh Pant, DC have also been struggling in the league.
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'My captaincy is simple. The mantra is to give team-mates the confidence, belief and the love.'
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'Let's support our champions when they need it the most.'
IMAGES of the IPL 2023 match played between Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals at the Wankhede in Mumbai on Sunday
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