Kohli was full of praise for all his players but singled out Jadeja and Chahal for their efforts.
SunRisers Hyderabad all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2020 with an ankle injury he sustained during his team's opening match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
Sri Lanka will have to produce something special to halt England's juggernaut at Sharjah.
Gambhir underlined the importance of picking up early wickets and criticised Kohli for his 'poor captaincy' in the second ODI.
India captain Virat Kohli had no qualms conceding that the visitors were outplayed by a confident and ruthless Australia in the second ODI in Sydney on Sunday, pinning the blame on the ineffective and inconsistent bowling by his side.
Russian made amends for their opening loss to Belgium as the group remains wide open.
Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell says IPL's UAE leg will help the preparation of Australia's players.
Kohli has always led from the front but he knows his search for a maiden title will remain incomplete if the team doesn't perform in all departments.
The two players were eligible for Aaron Finch's national side after their 12-month suspensions for ball-tampering ended last month.
India would look to finalise their batting order for the tournament-proper when they take on Australia in their second and final warm-up game in Dubai on Wednesday.
Barcelona suffered a shock 2-1 home defeat by Granada on Thursday, conceding two second-half goals to blow the chance of moving top of La Liga.
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IMAGES from EPL matches played on Saturday.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Manchester United closed in on the Premier League's pole position after a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa on Friday put them level on points and games played with champions and leaders Liverpool.
Rahul sits in the third position with Aaron Finch, who completed his 1,000 runs in 29 innings.
Both Hayden and Philander asked the Pakistani fans to back the current team.
IPL-bound Australian cricketers are sweating over their participation in the 14th edition of the cash-rich league
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
Chanu has consistently improved in the section to stay in contention for medals at top events.
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India captain Virat Kohli and senior batsman Rohit Sharma retained their number one and two position respectively in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen, while pacer Jasprit Bumrah remained at the third spot in the bowler's list.
Australia and West Indies are set to lock horns in five T20Is and three ODIs in July this year.
Delhi Capitals skipper injured his shoulder while fielding at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Australia on Tuesday named Steve Smith and David Warner in their Twenty20 squad for home series against Sri Lanka and Pakistan as selectors firm up plans for next year's World Cup on home soil.
The camp is a part of Rajasthan Royals's preparations after their three-day camp in Guwahati, with hotter weather in Nagpur and varied pitches.
'I didn't like losing to India in the amazing series, no one likes losing. I'm absolutely committed, I love my job, I love the Australian cricket team, I love the players and I love Australian cricket.'
Lockie Ferguson's inclusion gave the much-needed impetus to the side, but KKR are still struggling with their star all-rounder Andre Russell who capped yet another flop show with the bat.
With Paine, at 36, reaching the fag end of his career, a fresh captaincy discussion has started.
'There's a lot of experience in the group. I'm not concerned about carrying baggage into a different game against a totally different opposition.'
The Indian pair had participated in Super 1000 events in 2018 and 2019 but this is the first time it entered the semi-finals.
Michael Vaughan said that India's body language was 'defensive' and bowling ordinary while praising Australia for their 'outstanding' performance
A series win will be an ideal confidence booster for India before the visitors hit Test match mode.
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.
Team India possess a much more balanced squad in the shortest format.
India's vacant cupboard of all-rounders will give Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri numerous points to ponder.
Finch scored 114 in an opening stand of 156 with David Warner (69) to lay a platform before his predecessor as captain Smith smashed 105 off 66 balls to drive Australia to 374 for six -- their highest total against India.
Both DC and RCB have looked solid so far and are placed atop the standings with three wins out of four games each.
While bowling the second ball of his spell, Marsh, whose career has been marred by a series of injuries, twisted his ankle on his follow through while trying to stop a drive by Aaron Finch. He managed to bowl two more balls before hobbling out.
Some players had expressed dissatisfaction over Langer's management style because of his intensity and mood swings.
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