Shami bled 43 runs in his spell of 3.5 overs in the match and was later targetted by online abusers blaming him alone for India's loss.
History is on Hardik Pandya's side, which has won all three games against the Royals so far, and that would certainly play on the minds of the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan outfit at the Narendra Modi stadium.
Three matches might be too small a sample size to form an opinion but going by the lack of variety that's been on show in Royal Challengers Bengaluru's bowling attack, they might just be staring at a long, tiring IPL season this year.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in Sharjah, on Saturday.
Skipper Rohit Sharma will be travelling to the port city on Wednesday and is expected to feature in the series-opener.
Kul-Cha, great wicket taking options
India will need another near perfect game to take the five-match series into the decider.
Star all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was rewarded with the elite grade A plus retainership.
Gavaskar felt that Rinku's form in the ongoing IPL had to do with him not being included in the main squad.
Irfan Pathan predicts playing XI for India in T20 World Cup
It is understood that Kuldeep, who had lost his mojo in the Kohli-Ravi Shastri era, has been called back as the current team management and selectors feel that he has the X-Factor to contribute to team's cause.
India need to win the third ODI for a seventh consecutive ODI series victory. Will India retain the same team that won the Pune ODI for the series decider in Kanpur, asks Harish Kotian. Play Selector and help Kohli and Shastri pick the team for Sunday's game.
India are expected to seal the series on Sunday but one can expect Bangladesh to spring another surprise like they did in Delhi
Virat Kohli was rested from the three-match T20I series against the West Indies.
Half-centuries from Travis Head and Nitish Kumar Reddy helped Sunrisers Hyderabad edge Rajasthan Royals by one run.
Rovman Powell's hands were the safest pair of hands on the field on Wednesday.
RCB have picked leg-spinner Adam Zampa to replace fellow Australian Kane Richardson
IMAGES from the 2nd ODI played between England and India at Lord's on Thursday.
Hardik Pandya will be expected to begin his full-time T20 captaincy tenure on a bold note as the Indian team prepares to start its life beyond Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul.
Images from the first Twenty20 International between India and Australia, in Canberra, on Friday.
Dinesh Karthik backed young batter Tilak Varma to be a strong contender for India's No. 4 slot for the ODI World Cup.
India captain Virat Kohli looked in a relaxed mood along with team-mates KL Rahul and Shivam Dube during their flight to Hyderabad on Tuesday.
Check out the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad for the eighth edition of the Indian Premier League.
Jos Buttler would be eagerly waiting to pounce on an inexperienced Chennai Super Kings attack in order to clinch a play-offs berth for Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2022 match on Friday.
Sam Curran's 50 guided Punjab Kings to an important victory which helped them get off the bottom of the league standings.
'Posts disappear and the captain isn't informed," Kohli wrote.
Krishna had superb figures of 2/2 in three overs, including a maiden, while Boult took 1/8 in three overs, to leave Sunrisers reeling on 14/3 in six overs -- the joint lowest score in the Powerplay in IPL history.
'MS is obviously a world-class finisher and even he was finding it hard to hit the middle of the bat. So, I think it was right of him to try and farm the strike. He hit a six in the last over and I think that showed how difficult it was'
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Tuesday's third and final ODI against the West Indies?
Maxi's stroke play was confident as he took on the RCB bowlers, playiog a series of switch-hits and reverse sweeps.
The selectors announced India's teams for the tour of South Africa.
A disappointed Rajasthan Royals will have to focus on better execution of their strategies for a swift turnaround when they face a highly inconsistent yet capable Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League match in Mullanpur on Saturday.
The Men in Blue are on a 12-match winning streak and come Thursday, they can create an all-time record of winning 13 T20I games in a row.
Umesh has picked up 10 wickets in five matches for KKR
A round-up of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Monday
Rajasthan are third on the points table, and it is mostly because of the flamboyant Jos Buttler.
Their confidence severely dented after two comprehensive defeats, last edition's runners-up side Kolkata Knight Riders will be looking to get their inconsistent campaign back on track when they face Rajasthan Royals in the IPL match in Mumbai on Monday.
Guilty of making too many changes at the top, Kolkata Knight Riders will be looking to find a winning combination against Rajasthan Royals and snap their five-match losing streak in the IPL, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, on Monday.
Yuzvendra Chahal, Rashid Khan and Devdutt Padikkal react to Virat Kohli's hilarious post.
Who do you think should be part of India's playing XI for Wednesday's opening T20I against New Zealand?
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